Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Department of Mathematics
MA201: Differential Equations (UG Course)
1st Semester of Academic Year 2022-2023

Tutorial Sheet 1

1. Model the following situation with a differential equation: The rate of change of a
certain population is proportional to the square root of its size.
dy
2. Find the general solution of = 3x2 e−y and the particular solution that satisfies
dx
the condition y(0) = 1.
dy y+1
3. Solve the equation = with the given condition: y = 1 at x = 0.
dx x−1
dy
4. Find the solution of = e2x+y that has y = 0 when x = 0.
dx
dy
5. Find the general solution of x sin2 y = (x + 1)2 .
dx
dy π
6. Solve = −2x tan y subject to the condition: y = when x = 0.
dx 2
dy y
7. Solve = and find the particular solution when y(1) = 3.
dx x(x + 1)
1 dy x
8. Find the general solution of = 2 .
y dx x +1
dy
9. Find the general solution of cosec3 x = cos2 y.
dx
10. If y α is an integrating factor of the differential equation 2xy dx − (3x2 − y 2 ) dy = 0,
then the value of α is:
(a) -4
(b) 4
(c) -1
(d) 1
11. Solve the following differential equation:
(1 + xy)y dx + (1 − xy)x dy = 0.

12. Solve the following differential equation:

y 3 x2
1
dx + x + xy 2 dy = 0.


y+ +
3 2 4
13. Solve the following differential equation:
(xy 3 + y) dx + 2(x2 y 2 + x + y 4 ) dy = 0.

[Hint: Solve Qsns 11 to 13 with the use of integrating factor ]