What is the general solution of the following differential equations?

2
d y 5 dy
− +6 y =0
dx
2
dc
A. C1e3x + C2e2x
B. C1e3x + C2e5x
C. C 1 e- 3 x + C 2 e - 2 x
D. C1e1/3x + C2e1/2x

What is the general solution of the following differential equations?

2
d y
2
−5
dx
C1 cosx + C2 sinx C. e
-x
(C1 cosx - C2 sinx)

B. C1e
x
C2e
-x D. e
x
(C1 cosx + C2 sinx)
Find the general solution of the following differential
equation:
y’’ – 8y’ +16y = 0

Find the general solution of the following differential

equation:
d
2y
dx
2 + 4y = 0.

What is the general solution of the following

differential equations?
d
2y
dx
2 − 5
dy
dx
+ 6y = 0

C1 e
-1/2x + C2 e
-x +C3 e
-2x + C4 e
-4x

B. C1 e
-1/2x + C2 e
-4x +C3 e
-3x + C4 e
-5x

C. C1 e
-1/3x + C2 e
-5x +C3 e
-1/2x + C4 e
-1/4x

D. C1 e
-1/2x + C2 e
-1/4x +C3 e
-1/3x + C4 e
-1/5x

Find the general solution of the following differential

equation:
d
2y
dx
2 + 4
dy
dx
+ 4y = 12
y = 3 + e-2x (A + Bx) C. y = 4 + 3e
2x (A + Bx2
)

B. y = 3 + e2x (A + Bx2

) D. y = 3 + 2e
3x
(A + Bx)
Find the general solution of the following differential
equation:
(
d
2y
dx
2 + 4
dy
dx
+ 5y)
2 = 0

(C1 + C2) e
2x
(C3 cos x + C4 sin x)
B. (C1 + C2) e
-4x
(C3 cos x + C4 sin x)

C. (C1 + C2) e
1/4x
(C3 cos x + C4 sin x)

D. (C1 + C2) e
5x
(C3 cos x + C4 sin x)

Find the general solution of the following differential

equation:
d
2y
dx
2 + 4
dy
dx
+ 4y = 12
y = 3 + e-2x (A + Bx) C. y = 4 + 3e
2x (A + Bx2
)

B. y = 3 + e2x (A + Bx2

) D. y = 3 + 2e
3x
(A + Bx)
Find the general solution of the following differential
equation:
(D2 – 4D + 4) y = e2
y = (C1 + C2x) e2x + e

x C. y = (C1 + C2x) e-2x + e

3x
B. y = (C1 + C2x) e2x D. y = (C1 + C2x) e-2x + e
-x
Find the general solution of the following
differential equation:
(D4
81)y = 27x3

C1 e
3x + C2 e
-3x +C3 cos 3x + C4 sin3x – 1/3 x
3

C1 e
2x + C2 xe
1/3x +C3 cos 5x + C4 sin5x – 1/5 x
3

C1 e
2x + C2 xe
3x +C3 cos 3x + C4 sin5x – 1/5 x
3

C1 e
5x + C2 xe
3x +C3 cos 3x + C4 sin5x – 1/5 x
3
What is the solution to the following differential
equation if x = 1 and t = 0, and dx/dt = 0 at t= 0?
1
2
d
2x
dt
2 + 4
dx
dt
+ 8x = 5

x = e-4t + 4te-4t
x = 3/8 e
-4t (cos 2t + sin 2t) + 5/8
C. x = e-4t + 4te-4t + 5/8
D. x = 3/8 e
-4t + 3/2 te-4t + 5/8

The population in a certain city is 50,000 and is

increasing at a rate numerically equal to the square

root of the population. What will be the population

20 years hence?
54,572 C. 64,560
33,202 D. 50,550
An object falls from rest in a medium offering a
resistance. The velocity of the object before it reaches
the ground is given by dV/dt +V/10 = 32. What is the
velocity of the object 1 second after it falls?
40.54 C. 30.45
28.75 D. 36.78
A cup of coffee placed on a table cools at a rate of
dH/dt = -0.05(H-70) degrees Fahrenheit per minute,
where H represents the temperature of the coffee and
t is time in minutes. If the coffee was at 120F
initially, what will its temperature be 10 minutes
later?
95°F C. 118°F
73°F D. 100°F
The rate of population growth of a country is
proportional to the number of inhabitants. If a
population of a country now is 40 million and
expected to double in 25 years, how many years will
the population be 3 times the present?
20.6 years C. 39.6 years
54.2 years D. 50.42 years
A certain radioactive substance has a half-life of 38
hr. Find how long it takes for 90% of the
radioactivity to be dissipated.
145.7 hrs C. 126.5 hrs
135.7 hrs D. 130.7 hrs
A thermometer reading 18°F brought into a room
where the temperature is 70°F; a minute later, the
thermometer reading is 31°F. Determine the
temperature after the thermometer is first brought
into the room.
57.67 deg F C. 58.67 deg F
55.35 deg F D. 60.57 deg F
A thermometer reading 75°F is take out where the
temperature is 20 °F. The reading 4 minutes later is
30 °F. How many minutes will the thermometer
reading be 22.78 °F after it was brought outside.
5 minutes C. 9 minutes
7 minutes D. 15 minutes
In a tank are 100 liters of brine containing 50 kg of
salt. Pure water is allowed to run into the tank at a
rate of 3 liters per minute. Brine runs out the tank at a
rate of 2 liters per minute. The instantaneous
concentration in the tank is kept uniform by stirring.
How much salt in the tank at the end of one hour?
19.53 kg C. 14.56 kg
30.56 kg D. 15.67 kg
A tank contains 200 liters of fresh water. Brine
containing 2kg/liter of salt enters the rate of 4 liters
per minute and the mixture kept uniform by stirring,
runs out at 3 liters per minute. Find the amount of salt
in the tank after 30 minutes.
196.99 kg C. 312.69 kg
186.50 kg D. 234.28 kg
A motorboat and its load weigh 980 N. Assuming the
propeller force is constant and equal to 24 Newtons
and water resistance is equal numerically to 1.5V
where V is the velocity at any instant in m/s, and the
boat starts from rest, determine the speed and the
distance travelled at the end of 10 seconds.
10.45 m C. 12.54 m
11.42 m D. 16.50 m

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION 2 LECTURE

A motorboat and its load weigh 2150 N. Assuming
the propeller force is constant and equal to 110
Newtons and water resistance is equal numerically to
6.7V where V is the velocity at any instant in m/s,
and the boat starts from rest, determine the speed and
the distance travelled at the end of 10 seconds.
22.72 m C. 32.45 m
14.56 m D. 24.57 m
Consider a spherical tank of radius 100 cm which is
full water and has an orifice of radius r = 5cm at the
bottom. At t= 0, the orifice is opened and the water
flows out. Determine the time when the tank will be
empty.
1.4 min C. 2.5 min
3.79 min D. 1.78 min
A resistance and inductance are connected in series in
circuit containing emf of 100 Volts. The differential
equation of E = Ri + Ldi/dt. Find the current when t =
0.02 second if R = 10 ohms and L = 2 henry.
0.951 A C. 0.452 A
0.453 A D. 0.923 A
The radius of the moon is 1080 miles. The gravitation
acceleration of the moon’s surface is 0.165 times the
gravitational acceleration at the earth’s surface. What
is the velocity escape from the moon in miles per
second?
1.47 C. 3.52
2.38 D. 4.32