Answer the following questions:

1. (a) Consider the initial-value problem dy/dx = xy 1/2 , y(0) = 0.

(i) Show that the functions y1 (x) = x4 /16 and
 4
x /16, x ≥ 0
y2 (x) =
0, x<0
are solutions of the initial-value problem. (6 points)
(ii) Why the initial-value problem does not have a unique solution?(4 points)
(b) Determine the maximal set of the xy-plane for which the initial-value
problem
dy
(x + y) = x − y, y(x0 ) = y0 ,
dx
has a unique solution. (10 points)

2. (a) Solve the initial-value problem

dy
x2 = y + x3 y, y(1) = 1.
dx
Write the solution in explicit form. (10 points)

(b) Solve the differential equation

dy 2x + 5y
= .
dx 2x + 5y + 1
(10 points)

3. (a) Solve the initial-value problem

dy
(cos x) + (sin x) y = 1, y(0) = 1.
dx
R
Hint: tan x dx = ln | sec x| + c (10 points)

(b) Solve the differential equation

dy
x − x2 y 2 = 2x2 y.
dx
Write the solution in explicit form. (10 points)

4. Consider the differential equation

6xy dx + (4y + 9x2 ) dy = 0.
(a) Show that the differential equation is not exact, and find an appropriate
integrating factor that makes it exact and verify that it is so. (10 points)

(b) Solve the initial-value problem

6xy dx + (4y + 9x2 ) dy = 0 y(0) = 1.
(10 points)
5. Consider the differential equation
(x2 − y 2 ) dx + xy dy = 0.
(a) Show that the differential equation is homogeneous. (8 points)

(b) Solve the initial-value problem

√
(x2 − y 2 ) dx + xy dy = 0, y(1) = − 2.
Write the solution in implicit form. (12 points)