TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES, QC

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Evaluation Test in DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

NAME________________________ SCORE______________
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter that correspond as best answer. If your answer is not among the
choices, write N. Use the space provided before the number (Analyze the problem carefully and show
your solution).

___ 1. The equation y = 3x2 + ce– 2x is the general solution of

a. y’ + 2y = 6x2 + 6x b. y” + 2y = 6x2 + 6x
c. y’ – 2y = 6x – 6 d. y” + 2y = 6x – 6
___ 2. Given the equation dy = x2dx. What is the equation of y in terms of x if the curve passes through
(1, 1)?
a. x2 – 3y + 3 = 0 b. x3 – 3y + 2 = 0 c. x3 + 3y2 + 2 = 0 d. 2y + x + 2 = 0
___ 3. Find the equation of the curve at every point of which the tangent line has a slope of 2x.
a. x = –y2 + c b. y = –x2 + c c. y = x2 + c d. x = y2 + c
___ 4. Find the equation of the curve at every point of which the tangent line has a slope
(x + 1)(x + 2) which passes through (-3, -3/2).
x3 3 2
a. y = x2 + 2x – 4 b. y   x  2x
3 2
3 2 4
c. y = 3x2 + 4x – 8 d. y  x  x  2
2 3

___ 5. Solve the equation: ydy – 4xdx = 0.

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

a. y + x = c b. 4x – y = c c. y + 4x = c d. y = 4x + c

___ 6. Solve the differential equation x(y – 1)dx + (x + 1)dy = 0. If y =2 when x = 0,

determine y when x = e – 1.
a. 1.80 b. 1.49 c. 1.55 d. 1.63
___ 7. Determine the differential equation of the family of straight lines passing through (h, k).
a. (y – k)dx – (x – h)dy = 0 c. (x – h) + (y – k) = dy/dx
b. (x – h)dx – (y – k)dy = 0 d. (x + h)dx – (y – k)dy = 0
___ 8. Obtain the differential equation of the family of circles with center at the origin.
a. ydx + xdy = 0 b. ydy – xdx = 0 c. xdx + ydy = 0 d. xdy – ydx = 0

___ 9. What is the differential equation of the family of parabolas having their vertices at the origin and
their foci on the x-axis?
a. 2xdy – ydx = 0 b. xdy + ydx = 0 c. 2ydx – xdy = 0 d. dy/dx – x = 0

___10. Find the equation of the family of orthogonal trajectories of the system of circles with center at
the origin.
a. y = cx b. y = cx2 c. y = x + c d. y = x2 + c
___11. If the half-life of a radioactive substance is 1500 years, determine the percentage that
remains after 250 years.
a. 80% b. 75% c. 89% d. 98%
___12. The rate of population growth of a country is proportional to the number of inhabitants. If the
population of that country now is 40 million and 50 million in ten years time, what will be its
population (in million) 20 years from now?
a. 56.19 b. 71.29 c. 62.18 d. 59.24
___13. Which of the following differential equations is variable separable?
a. 2ydx = (x2 + 1)dy c. (x + x2y)dy = (2x + xy2)dx
b. (x + y)dx – 2ydy = 0 d. y2dx + (2x – 3y)dy = 0
___ 14. What is not true for the differential equation y’ + y/x 2 = 1/x2?
a. It is linear
b. It is homogeneous
c. It is variable separable
d. It can be solved using the integrating factor e- 1 / x
___15. Solve the equation (D3 – 6D2 + 21D – 26)y = 0.
a. y = (c1 + c2x)e2x + c3e3x b. y = c1e2x + e2x(c2cos 3x + c3sin 3x)
 c. y = c1ex + c2e2x + c3e3x d. y = c1e2x + e3x(c2cos 2x + c3sin 2x)

ANSWER KEY: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

1. a 6. b 11. c
2. b 7. a 12. c
3. c 8. c 13. a
4. b 9. a 14. b
5. d 10. a 15. b