Sheet 3

nd
2 Order Differential Equations with variable coefficient

1) (1 + x) 2 y + (1 + x) y + y = 4 cos ln(1 + x)

2) y  + y = 1 − cos ec x

3) y + 2(tan x) y + (1 + 2 tan 2 x) y = cos2 x ,where y = cos x is one of the solutions of

its corresponding homogeneous equation.

4) y − y = e −2 x sin e − x

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5) (2 x + 1) y  − 6 y  + y = 8(2 x + 1)
2x + 1

6) ( x + 1) 2 y + ( x + 1) y = (2 x + 3)(2 x + 4)

7) xy − (2 x + 1) y + ( x + 1) y = ( x 2 + x − 1)e 2 x

8) x 2 y − x( x + 2) y + ( x + 2) y = 0

9) x 2 (ln x − 1) y − xy + y = 0

10) y + 2 y + y = (e x − 1) −2

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11) (2 x + 1)( x + 1) y + 2 xy − 2 y = (2 x + 1) 2 , given that y1 = x and y2 =
are two
x +1
Linearly independent solutions of the corresponding homogenous equation.

12) y − 2 y + 2 y = e x (tan x + cot x)

13) ( x 2 − 2 x) y + (2 − x 2 ) y + 2( x − 1) y = 5 x 2 ( x − 2) 2 e x , given that yh = c1 x 2 + c2e x

14) y + y = cos ec3 x

15) If y = e m x is a particular solution of the equation: (2 x + 1) y + (4 x − 2) y − 8 y = 0 ,

Find the value of m and hence find the general solution.

16) (1 − x) y + xy − y = 0

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17) y  − y =
e − e−x
x

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18) Show that the substitution t = reduces the equation: x 5 y + 2 x 4 y + 4 xy = 2 to
x
an equation with constant coefficients and hence find its solution.