TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES corpse dropped to75F. Find the time of death.

Note: The
Manila temperature of a live person is 98.6F.
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS COMPETENCY EXAM a. 8:30 PM b. 7:30 PM c. 9:00 PM d. NOTG
STUDENT NAME:_______________________________
DATE:__________________________ 11. We start with a tank containing 50 gallons of salt water with the
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO SELECT THE salt concentration being 2 lb/gal. Salt water with a salt concentration
CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE CHOICES GIVEN. of 3 lb/gal is then poured into the top of the tank at the rate of 3
1. The differential equation [1 + (dy/dx)2]3/2 = k(d2y/dx2) gal/min and salt water is at the same time drained from the bottom of
a) order 3, degree 2, and non-linear the tank at the rate of 3 gal/min. We will consider the water and salt
b) order 3, degree 2, and linear mixture in the tank to be well-stirred and at all times to have a
c) order 3, degree 3, and non-linear uniform concentration of salt. Find the function S(t) that gives the
d) order 3, degree 3, and linear amount of salt in the tank as a function of time (t) since we began
2. The particular solution for the DE dy + 7x dx = 0 when C = 10 is pouring in salt water at the top and simultaneously draining salt water
a/an from the bottom of the tank. How long before there will be 120
a. ellipse b. circle c. parabola d. NOTG pounds of salt in the tank?
3. Find the particular solution of y''' = 0 given that: y(0) = 3, y'(1) = 4, a.5.24min b.6.25min c. 8.51min d. NOTG
y''(2) = 6 12. An object is dropped from a height of 500 m. When will the object
a. y = 2x2 − 3x + 3 b. y = 3x2 − 2x + 3 reach ground level, and with what speed?
c. y = 2x2 − 2x + 2 d. NOTG a. 2.5 s b. 4.8 s c.8.4s d. 10.1 s
4. The particular solution of d2y/dx2 + 4y = 0 13. A thermometer which has been at the reading of 70°F inside a
a. y = c1 sin 2x + 3 cos 2x house is placed outside where the air temperature is 10°F. Three
b. y = 3sin 2x + c1cos 2x minutes later it is found that the thermometer reading is 25°F. Find
c. y = c1 sin 2x + 6 cos 2x d. NOTG the thermometer reading after 6 minutes.
5. A particular moon rock is analyzed and it is found to contain equal a. 13.75°F b. 14.85°F c. 15.25°F c. NOTG
amounts of Potassium-19 and Argon-18, which are denoted as 14. A bacterial population B is known to have a rate of growth
, respectively. is a radioactive isotope that can decay proportional to B itself. If between noon and 2 P.M., the population
triples, at what time, no controls being exerted, should B become 100
to . Note that for potassium decay and that the
times what it was at noon?
yield of is about 11% (i.e. about 1 out of every 9 atoms a. 7:15 PM b. 8:22 PM c. 8:35 PM d. 9:45 PM
decays to ). Assuming that the initial amount of argon was zero 15. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the quantity of
and that all of the argon is the result of potassium decay, estimate radium present. Suppose it is found that in 25 years approximately
the age of the moon rock. 1.1% of certain quantity of radium has decomposed. Determine how
a. 4.1 billion years b. 4.3 billion years long (in years) it will take for one-half of the original amount of radium
c. 5.3 billion years d. NOTG to decompose.
6. The population of a country is growing at a rate that is proportional a.1567 b. 2152 c. 2487 d. 3295
to the population of the country. The population in 1990 was 20 16. Suppose it is known that the cells of a given bacterial culture
million and in 2000 the population was 22 million. Estimate the divide every 3.5 hours (on average). If there are 500 cells in a dish to
population in 2020. begin with, how many will there be after 12 hours?
a.26.62M b. 24.56M c. 25.65M d. NOTG a. 5383 b. 6080 c. 7250 d. 7554
7. In an RL circuit, the differential equation formed using Kirchhoff's 17. A pot of liquid is put on the stove to boil. The temperature of the
law, is liquid reaches 170°F and then the pot is taken off the burner and
di placed on a counter in the kitchen. The temperature of the air in the
Ri+ L =V kitchen is 76°F. After two minutes the temperature of the liquid in the
dt pot is 123°F. How long before the temperature of the liquid in the pot
Solve for the current after 2 s given the initial conditions that will be 84°F?
R = 10 Ω, L = 3 H and V = 50 volts, and i(0) = 0 a.5.2 m b.5.81 m c.6.23m d. 7.11 m
a. 2 A b. 3 A c. 4 A d. 5A 18. A certain radioactive substance has a half-life of 38 hour. Find
8. A steak is removed from a freezer and put into the refrigerator to how long it takes for 90% of the radioactivity to be dissipated.
thaw. The freezer is kept at −10°C and the fridge is kept at 4°C . a. 126 hrs b. 150 h c. 218h d. 254h
After4 hours, the temperature of the steak was −6°C . When will the 19. Initially, a water tower contains 1 million litres of pure water. Two
steak be thawed to 2°C ? valves are then opened. One valve allows a solution of water and
a.5.2h b.10.5 h c.15.2h d. 23.13h fluoride, with a concentration of 0.1 kg of fluoride per litre of water, to
9. Solve for the general solution of the linear differential equation: flow into the tower at a rate of 80 litres per minute. The other valve
dy allows the solution in the tank to be drained at 80 litres per minute.
=( cotx ) y +cosx
dx Assume that the solution is mixed constantly, so that we have a
sinx sinx homogeneous fluid in the tank, i.e., at any point in time, the
a. y= + C cosx b. y= + C cscx concentration of fluoride in the water is uniform throughout the tank.
2 2 Determine how long it will take for the concentration of fluoride in the
c. y=sinx+C cscx d. y=sinx+C cosx water to reach .05 kg/l.
10. Suppose that a corpse was discovered in a motel room at a. 3 days b. 6 days c. 8 days d. notg
midnight and its temperature was 80F. The temperature of the room 20. The number of atoms of plutonium-210 remaining after t days,
is kept constant at 60F. Two hours later the temperature of the with an initial amount of y0 radioactive atoms, is given by:
y = y0e(−4.95×10−3)t
Find the half-life of plutonium-210.
a. 2 weeks b. 3 weeks c. 4 weeks d. 5.13 weeks