Mirpur University of Science and Technology, (MUST), Mirpur

Department of Civil Engineering

Paper: Differential Equations Terminal Exam

Instructor: Muhammad Ashfaq Semester: Summer 2020

Contact no: 0314-5514617 Marks:50 Time: 24 hrs.

Note: Attempt all questions.

Q.1 Solve initial value problem 4𝑦 ′′ + 24𝑦 ′ + 37𝑦 = 0, 7
𝑦(𝜋) = 1, 𝑦 ′ (𝜋) = 0.
Q.2 Determine particular solution for 𝑦 ′′ − 4𝑦 ′ − 12𝑦 = 3𝑒 5𝑡 . 7
𝑒𝑡
Q.3 Find general solution of 𝑦 ′′ − 2𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 +1. By Variation of

parameter method. 7

Q.4 Solve Cauchy Euler DE 𝑥 3 𝑦 ′′′ + 4𝑥 2 𝑦 ′′ − 5𝑥𝑦 ′ − 15𝑦 = 𝑥 4 7

Q.5 Use power series method to solve given DE 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑥𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 0, around 𝑥 = 1. 7

.6 Solve system of linear DEs

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
+ 𝑑𝑡 + 2𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 2𝑒 𝑡 , 2 𝑑𝑡 + 3 𝑑𝑡 + 3𝑥 + 8𝑦 = −1. 7
𝑑𝑡

Q.7 A spring with a mass of 2 kg has natural length 0.5 m. A force of 25.6N is required to
maintain it stretched to a length of 0.7m. If the spring is stretched to a length of 0.7m and then
released with initial velocity 0, find the position of the mass at any time t. 8

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