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Gokongwei College of Engineering CALENG3

Chemical Engineering Department Term 2 AY 2019-2020

ONLINE ACTIVITY #1
CALENG3-Differential Equations

General Instructions:
 Read the instructions carefully before answering the activity.
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save using the filename: LastName_CALENG3_OnlineActivity#1 and then upload into the
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I – Find the general solution of the given higher-order differential equation.

1.y’’ + 8y’ + 16y = 0
2.2y’’ – 3y’ + 4y = 0
3.y’’’ + 3y’’ – 4y’ – 12y = 0
4.y(4) + y’’’ + y’’ = 0
5.y(5) + 5y(4) – 2y’’’ – 10y’’ + y’ + 5y = 0

II – Solve the given initial value problems (IVP).

1. y’’ – 4y’ – 5y = 0; y(1) = 0, y’(1) = 2
2. y’’’ + 12y’’ + 36y’ = 0; y(0) = 0, y’(0) = 1, y’’(0) = - 7

III – Solve the given boundary value problem (BVP).

1. y’’ – 10y’ + 25y = 0; y(0) = 1, y(1) = 0
2. y’’ - 2y’ + 2y = 0; y(0) = 1, y(π) = 1

IV – Two roots of a cubic auxiliary equation with real coefficients are m1 =

-1/2 and m2 = 3 + i. What is the corresponding homogeneous linear differential
equation? Is your answer unique?

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