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Differential Equations
(MATH 269)
EXERCISE 1

1. Determine the order of the differential equation

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(a) + 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑒 −𝑥
𝑑𝑥 2

Answer:

𝑑𝑦 3
(b) ( ) + 𝑦 2 = sin 𝑥
𝑑𝑥

Answer:

(c) 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑥𝑦 ′ + 𝑒 𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑦 ′′′

Answer:

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2. Determine whether the differential equation is linear or nonlinear

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(a) + 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2
𝑑𝑥 2

Answer:

𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(b) + 4 𝑑𝑥 2 + sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥𝑦 2 + tan 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 3

Answer:

(c) 𝑦𝑦 ′′ + 𝑥(𝑦 ′ ) − 𝑦 = 4𝑥ln⁡(𝑥)⁡

Answer:

(d) 𝑦 ′′ sin 𝑥 + 𝑦 ′ − tan 𝑦 = cos 𝑥

Answer:

𝑑4 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
(e) + 3 𝑑𝑥 2 = 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 4

Answer:

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3. Determine all values of the constant r such that the given function solves the given
differential equation
(a) 𝑦(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑟𝑥 , ⁡𝑦 ′′ + 6𝑦 ′ + 9𝑦 = 0
(b) 𝑦(𝑥) = 𝑥 𝑟 ⁡, ⁡⁡⁡𝑥 2 𝑦 ′′ + 5𝑥𝑦 ′ + 4𝑦 = 0
Solution:

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4. Verify that the given function is a solution to the given differential equation (𝑐2 ⁡𝑎𝑛𝑑⁡𝑐2⁡ are
arbitrary constants), and state the maximum interval over which the solution is valid
(a) ⁡𝑦(𝑥) = 𝑐1 𝑒 −5𝑥 + 𝑐2 𝑒 5𝑥 ⁡⁡, 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑦 ′ − 2𝑦 = 0
(b) ⁡⁡𝑦(𝑥) = 𝑐1 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑐2 𝑒 −2𝑥 ⁡,⁡⁡⁡𝑦 ′′ + 𝑦 ′ − 2𝑦 = 0
Solution:

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