Di↵erential Equations (MTH20101,2)

Spring 2022 Midterm Exam ( Part I )

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1. (8 points) Solve the initial value problem, and determine the interval on which the solution is
defined.
dy 1
t + (t + 2)y = e t cos t; y(⇡) = 0
dt t
2. Consider an initial value problem
x
y0 = ; y(0) = 1.
x2 +y

(a) (2 points) Show that the equation is not exact.

(b) (10 points) Find the solution to the initial value problem.
(Hint: Try to use an integration factor µ(y).)
dy
3. (a) (7 points) Find a general solution of dx
= y 3 , if it exists. If not, verify your answer.
dy
(b) (3 points) Find the explicit solution to the initial value problem dx
= y3; y(0) = 1,
and determine the domain of the solution.

4. Consider the di↵erential equation

y0 = y3 3y.

(a) (4 points) Sketch the phase line for the equation; Mark on it all critical points; Label each
critical point as asymptotically stable, unstable, or neither.
(b) (6 points) Sketch solutions for the equation with initial conditions y(0) = 2, y(0) = 32 , and
y(0) = 12 in the ty-plane considering the concavity of solutions.

5. Consider the di↵erential equation

y 00 + by 0 + 16y = 0.

(a) (6 points) Find the value(s) of b for which the solution

(i) decays exponentially to 0 as t ! 1.
(ii) oscillates with constant amplitude.
(iii) is a growing oscillation.
(b) (4 points) For b = 10, find the solution to the initial value problem satisfying y(0) =
0, y 0 (0) = 6.

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