DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

ORDER/DEGREE OF A DE

1. Determine the order and degree of the following differential equation.

3
d2 y dy 4
( )( )
dx 2
+
dx
+ y=0
a. 1 and 4 b. 2 and 3 c. 4 and 1 d. 3 and 2

ELIMINATION OF ARBITRARY CONSTANTS

2. Eliminate the arbitrary constant from the relation cy 2 = x2 + y.

a. 2xy dx – (2x2 + y) dy = 0 c. 2xy dy – (2x2 + y) dx = 0
b. 2xy dx + (2x2 + y) dy = 0 d. 2xy dy + (2x2 + y) dx = 0

3. For the equation y = c1e3x + c2e-x, determine the DE by eliminating the arbitrary constants.
a. y’’ + 2y’ + 3y = 0 c. y’’ – 2y’ – 3y = 0
b. y’’ + 2y’ – 3y = 0 d. y’’ – 2y’ + 3y = 0

SEPARATION OF VARIABLES

4. Solve the equation xy dx + (x + 1)dy = 0.

a. ex = cy(x + 1) c. y = cex (x + 1)
b. yex = c(x + 1) d. c = yex (x + 1)

5. Solve for the particular solution of 2xyy’ = 1 + y2 at (2, 3).

a. 1 + 5x = y2 c. 1 – y2 = 5x
b. 1 – 5x = y2 d. 1 + y2 = 5x

EQUATIONS WITH HOMOGENEOUS COEFFICIENTS

6. Solve the equation 3(3x2 + y2) dx – 2xy dy = 0.

a. x2 = c(9x2 + y2) c. x3 = c(9x2 + y2)
b. x2 = c(3x2 + y2) d. x3 = c(3x2 + y2)

7. Solve the equation xy dx – (3x2 + y2) dy = 0.

a. 2x2 + y2 = cy6 c. 2x3 + y2 = cy6
b. 2x2 + y6 = cy2 d. 2x3 + y6 = cy2

EXACT EQUATIONS

8. Solve the equation (2x + y − 4) dx + (x − 2y + 3) dy = 0.

a. x2 + xy – y2 – 4x + 3y = c c. x2 + xy – y2 + 4x + 3y = c
b. x2 – xy – y2 – 4x + 3y = c d. x2 + xy – y2 – 4x – 3y = c

9. Solve the equation (2x3 – xy2 – 2y + 3) dx – (x2y + 2x)dy = 0.

a. x4 + 6x – x2y2 – 4xy = c c. x4 + 6x + x2y2 – 4xy = c
b. x4 – 6x – x2y2 – 4xy = c d. x4 + 6x – x2y2 – 4xy = c

10. Solve the equation (cos 2y – 3x2y2) dx – (cos 2y – 2x sin 2y – 2x3y) dy = 0.

a. sin 2y + 2x cos 2y – 2x3y2 = c c. sin 2y + 2x cos 2y + 2x3y2 = c
3 2
b. sin 2y + x cos 2y – x y = c d. sin 2y + x cos 2y + x3y2 = c

LINEAR EQUATIONS OF ORDER ONE

11. Solve the equation 2(y – 4x2) dx + x dy = 0.

a. x4 + 2x2y = c c. 2x4 + x2y = c
b. x4 – 2x2y = c d. 2x4 – x2y = c

12. Solve the equation y dx + (3x – xy + 2) dy = 0.

a. xy2 = y2 + 4y + 4 + cey c. xy3 = 2y2 + 4y + 4 + cey
b. xy3 = y2 + 4y + 4 + cey d. xy2 = 2y2 + 4y + 4 + cey

BERNOULLI’S EQUATION

13. Solve the equation y(6y2 – x – 1) dx + 2x dy = 0.

a. x = y2 (6 – ce-x) c. x = y2 (6 + ce-x)
b. x = y3 (6 – ce-x) d. x = y3 (6 + ce-x)
HIGHER ORDER LINEAR DE

14. Find the general solution of the differential equation having an auxiliary equation of the form m 3 – 4m2 + m + 6 = 0.
a. y = c1ex + c2e-2x + c3e3x c. y = c1ex + c2e-2x + c3e-3x
b. y = c1e-x + c2e-2x + c3e3x d. y = c1e-x + c2e2x + c3e3x

15. Find the general solution of (D4 + 6D3 + 9D2) y = 0.

a. y = c1 + c2x + c3x2 + c4e3x c. y = c1 + c2x + (c3 + c4x) e-3x
b. y = c1 + c2x + (c3 + c4x) e3x d. y = c1 + c2x + c3x2 + c4e-3x

16. Find the general solution of (D3 – 3D2 + 9D + 13) y = 0.

a. y = c1e-x + e3x(c2 cos 2x + c3 sin 2x) c. y = c1e-x + e2x(c2 cos 3x + c3 sin 3x)
b. y = c1ex + e3x(c2 cos 2x + c3 sin 2x) d. y = c1ex + e2x(c2 cos 3x + c3 sin 3x)

EQUATION OF CURVES

17. Find the equation of the curve which passes through (0, 2) and has a slope of 2 if y’’ = 2.

FAMILY OF CURVES

18. Find the differential equation of the family of lines passing through the origin.
19. Find the equation of the family of curves whose slope at any point is 2x. Find also the equation of the member which passes through the
point (2, 1).
20. Find the differential equation of the family of circles of fixed radius r with centers on the origin.

ORTHOGONAL TRAJECTORIES

21. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of curves x2 + y2+ = c2.
22. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of ellipses x 2 + 2y2 = a2. Ans: y = cx2

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH/DECAY

23. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to its present radio active count. In 100 years, 100 units of it radioactivity decompose to 95 units.
How many units of radioactivity will remain after another 100 years?
a. 59.7 b. 60.4 c. 80.5 d. 90.3*

24. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to its present radio active count. In 100 years, 100 units of it radioactivity decompose to 95 units.
What is the “halflife” of this radioactive element?
a. 1,268 yrs b. 1,359 yrs* c. 2,316 yrs d. 1,519 yrs

25. The rate of change of the male population of a particular barangay is proportional to the male population at any time. If the present male
population of the barangay is 30,000 and ten (10) years ago, there were 20,000 males in the barangay, when will the population double its
present count?
a. 17.10 yrs* b. 18.19 yrs c. 21.17 yrs d. 15.78 yrs

26. A bacterial population flows the “ law of exponential change”. If between noon and 2:00 P.M. the population triples, at what time would
the population become 100 times what it was at noon? At 10:00 A.M., what was the percentage of the bacterial population in terms of the
population at noon?
a. 8:22.2 PM, 33%* b. 6:33.3 PM, 36% c. 7:11.1 PM, 25% d. 9:44.4 PM, 47%

NEWTON’S LAW OF COOLING

27. The temperature of a metal is 20°C. It is submerged in a large body of liquid of temperature 5°C. After one (1) minute, the temperature of
the metal dropped down to 10°C. What will be the temperature of the metal after 30 seconds?
a. 13.65°C* b. 15.12 °C c. 12.46 °C d. 17.34 °C

28. At a certain time, a thermometer reading 70°F is taken outdoors where the temperature is 15°F. Five minutes later, the thermometer reading
is 45°F. After another five minutes, the thermometer is taken back indoors where the temperature is fixed at 70°F. What is the thermometer
reading ten minutes after it was brought back indoors?
a. 58.5°F* b. 68.5°F c. 38.5°F d. 86.5°F

FLOW/MOTION PROBLEMS

29. A tank contains 200 liters of fresh water. Brine containing 2.50 N/liter of dissolved salt runs into the tank at the rate of 8 liters/min and the
mixture kept uniform by stirring runs out at 4 liters/min. Find the amount of salt when the tank contains 240 liters of brine.
a. 183.30 N * b. 231.60 N c. 230.45 N d. 134.75 N

30. A body falls from rest against a resistance proportional to the cube of the speed at any instant. If the limiting speed is 3m/s, find the time
required to attain a speed of 2.50 m/s.
a. 0.31 s* b. 0.78 s c. 0.25 s d. 0.57 s