Past Board Exam Problems A.

y = C (sec x + tan x)
B. y = C (sec x – tan x) 14. ECE Board Exam April 1998
in Differential Equations C. y = C sec x tan x Solve (cos x cos y - cot x) dx – sin x
D. y = C (sec2x + tan x) sin y dy = 0
A. sin x cos y = ln (c cos x)
1. CE Board Exam May 1997 8. EE Board Exam April 1998 B. sin x cos y = ln (c sin x)
Find the differential equation of the C. sin x cos y = -ln (c sin x)
family of lines passing through the ( )
Solve y- x 2 + y 2 dx-xdy = 0
D. sin x cos y = -ln (c cos x)
origin.
2 2
A. ydx – xdy = 0 A. x + y + y = C answer 15. ECE Board Exam November 1994
B. xdy – ydx = 0 2 2 Find the differential equation whose
C. xdx + ydy = 0 B. x +y +y =C
general solution is y = C1x + C2ex
D. ydx + xdy = 0 A. (x – 1) y” – xy’ + y = 0
C. x+y +y=C
B. (x + 1) y” – xy’ + y = 0
2. CE Board Exam May 1996 D. x2 - y + y = C C. (x – 1) y” + xy’ + y = 0
What is the differential equation of D. (x + 1) y” + xy’ + y = 0
the family of parabolas having their
vertices at the origin and their foci on 9. EE Board Exam April 1996
Solve xy’ (2y – 1) = y (1 – x) 16. ECE Board Exam November 1998
the x-axis? Find the equation of the family of
A. 2xdy – ydx = 0 A. ln (xy) = 2 (x – y) + C
B. ln (xy) = x – 2y + C orthogonal trajectories of the system
B. xdy + ydx = 0 of parabolas y2 = 2x + C.
C. 2ydx – xdy = 0 C. ln (xy) = 2y – x + C
D. ln (xy) = x + 2y + C A. y = Ce-x
dy B. y = Ce2x
D. -x=0
dx 10. EE Board Exam April 1996 C. y = Cex
Solve (x + y) dy = (x – y) dx. D. y = Ce-2x
3. CE Board Exam November 1995 A. x2 + y2 = C
Determine the differential equation of B. x2 + 2xy + y2 = C 17. ME Board Exam April 1996
the family of line passing through (h, C. x2 - 2xy – y2 = C What is the solution of the first order
k). D. x2 – 2xy + y2 = C differential equation y(k + 1) = y(k) +
A. (y – k)dx – (x – h)dy = 0 5?
B. (y – h) + (y – k) = dy/dx 11. EE Board Exam April 1997 5
C. (x – h)dx – (y – k)dy = 0 A. y(k ) = 4 -
Radium decomposes at a rate k
D. (x + h)dx – (y – k)dy = 0 proportional to the amount at any B. y(k) = 20 + 5k
instant. In 100 years, 100 mg of C. y(k ) = C - k , C is a constant
4. EE Board Exam March 1998 radium decomposes to 96 mg. How
Solve the differential equation: x (y – D. The solution is non-existent for
many mg will be left after 100 years? real values of y
1) dx + (x + 1) dy = 0. If y = 2 when x A. 88.60
= 1, determine y when x = 2. B. 95.32
A. 1.80 18. ME October 1997
C. 92.16 Given the following simultaneous
B. 1.48 D. 90.72
C. 1.55 differential equations:
D. 1.63 dx dy
12. ECE Board Exam April 1998 2 −3 +x−y =k
The equation y2 = cx is the general dt dt
5. EE Board Exam October 1997 solution of dx dy
If dy = x2 dx; what is the equation of y 3 +2 − x + cos t = 0
2y dt dt
in terms of x if the curve passes A. y' =
x Solve for dy/dt.
through (1, 1)?
A. x2 – 3y + 3 = 0 2x 2 3 5 3 
A. cos t + x − y − k 
9 
B. y' =
B. x3 – 3y + 2 = 0 y 2 2 2 
C. x3 + 3y2 + 2 = 0 y 1 1 3 
D. x3 + 2y + 2 = 0 C. y' = answer B. −  sin t + x + y 2 − k 
2x 6 9 2 
6. EE Board Exam October 1997 x 1
Solve the differential equation dy – x
D. y' =
2y
C. [5x − 3y − 3k − 2 cos t ] answer
13
dx = 0, if the curve passes through 2  5 3 3 
(1, 0). D. cos t + x − y − k 
A. 3x2 + 2y – 3 = 0
13. ECE Board Exam November 1998 13  2 2 2 
Find the equation of the curve at
B. 2y + x2 – 1 = 0 every point of which the tangent line
C. x2 – 2y – 1 = 0 19. ME Board Exam April 1998
has a slope of 2x.
D. 2x2 + 2y – 2 = 0 If the nominal interest rate is 3%, how
A. x = -y2 + C
much is Php5,000 worth in 10 years
B. y = -x2 + C
7. EE Board Exam October 1995 in a continuously compounded
C. y = x2 + C
Find the general solution y’ = y sec x. account?
D. x = y2 + C
 A. Php5,750 A. D.
B. Php6.750 B.
C. Php7,500 C. 36.
D. Php6,350 D.
A.
20. ME Board Exam October 1997 28. B.
A nominal interest of 3% C.
compounded continuously is given on A. D.
the account. What is the accumulated B.
amount of Php10,000 after 10 years? C. 37.
A. Php13,620.10 D.
B. Php13,500.10 A.
C. Php13,650.20 29. B.
D. Php13,498.60 C.
A. D.
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C.
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B. 38.
C.
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30. B.
C.
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22. B.
C. 39.
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B. A.
C. 31. B.
D. C.
A. D.
23. B.
C. 40.
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B. A.
C. 32. B.
D. C.
A. D.
24. B.
C.
A. D.
B.
C. 33.
D.
A.
25. B.
C.
A. D.
B.
C.
D.
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26. B.
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