Exam in the course of Differential Equations

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

1. Integration. Find explicit particular solutions of the initial value problem

dy 1
=√ ; y(2) = −1
dx x+2

2. Integration. Find the position function x(t) of a moving particle with the given
acceleration a(t), initial position x0 = x(0), and initial velocity v0 = v(0) for

a(t) = 9.8 m/s2 , v0 = 40 m/s, x0 = 20 m

3. Method of separation of variables. Solve the initial value problem by the method
of separating variables.
dy x
= − , y(3) = 4
dx y
4. Circuits RL. The linear differential equation for the current i(t) in the circuit RL
is:
di
L + Ri = E(t)
dt
where L and R are constants known as the inductance and the resistance, respec-
tively. Find the current i(t) for the data:

R = 10 Ohms, L = 1 Henrios, E(t) = 12 V, i(0) = 0 A

5. M-File Direction field. Use computer software MATLAB/OCTAVE to obtain a

direction field. Then sketch, by hand, an approximate solution curve. Use different
colored pencils for each solution curve.

dy
= 0.4xy
dx