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University of Sharjah Date: 18 /04 /2016

College of Sciences Time: 16:00 – 17:15
Department of Mathematics Semester: Spring 2015/2016

Midterm Exam: Differential Equations for Engineers (1440261)

& Ordinary Differential Equations I (1440241)

Name: I. D. #:
Instructor: Section #:

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 JUSTIFY ALL ANSWERS.
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 Programmable calculators and watches are NOT
ALLOWED.
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 Time allowed: 75 min.
 Notes and books are NOT ALLOWED. 4 5

 Attempt ALL questions. 5 4

 Attempt each question in the space provided. If
more space is needed, use the back of the page. 6 4

 Dictionaries of any type are NOT ALLOWED. 7 5

 If you have questions, ask only the course
instructor(s).

 The exam paper consists of 8 Pages (including the Total 30

cover page)
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Q1: [4 Marks] Solve the differential equation

( )

Solution:

This is a linear DE ( )

● The integrating factor ( ) ∫ ( )

1
∫
1 ( )
● Multiplying the DE by the I.F. gives

1 ( ) ( ) [( ) ]

● Integrating both sides with respect to x gives

∫ [( ) ] ∫ ( )
1
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Q2: [4 Marks] Solve the differential equation

( )

Solution:

2 ( ) ⇒
( )

It is separable, so we integrate the two sides of the equation to get

𝟎. 𝟓 ∫ ∫

𝟏. 𝟓 ( ) ( )
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Q3: [4 Marks] Solve the differential equation

( ) ( )

Solution:
( )
( )
1 Since the DE is exact. Therefore, there is a function such that
(1) and (2)
Using (1), we obtain:
1 ∫( ) ( )
( )
Then, we use (2) to get
1 ( )
𝟎. 𝟓 ( ) ( ) ∫( )
( )
Hence, the general solution of the DE is given by

𝟎. 𝟓
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Q4: [2+2+1 Marks] Transform each differential equation as indicated.

Don’t solve the resulting equation

(a) Transform into linear equation

𝟎. 𝟓 This is a Bernoulli equation with . Dividing by gives

(*)
In this case, we use the substitution

1
in the DE (*), to get the linear DE

𝟎. 𝟓

(b) Transform ( ) ( ) into separable equation

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
𝟎. 𝟓 ( ) ( ) are homogeneous functions of the same degree 2.
In this case, to make the DE separable, we use the substitution
1
in the DE to get
( ) ( )( )
𝟎. 𝟓 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

(c) Transform into first order differential equation

This is a 2nd order DE where is missing. We use the substitution

1 in the DE to get the 1st order DE

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Q5: [4 Marks] Given that is a solution of the differential equation

( )

find a second linearly independent solution.

Solution:
First, we divide by the leading coefficient ( ) to get
𝟎. 𝟓

∫ ( ) ∫ ( )
1 ( )

Now, we use the formula

∫ ( )
1 ( ) ( )∫
[ ( )]

𝟎. 𝟓 ∫ ∫( )

1 ( )
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Q6: [4 Marks] Solve the initial value problem

( ) ( )
Solution:
The auxiliary equation is:
√ √( ) ( )( )
1
( )

Hence, the general solution is

2
( )
Using the initial conditions
𝟎. 𝟓 ● ( )
( )
( )
𝟎. 𝟓 ● ( )

( )
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Q7: [5 Marks] Use the undetermined coefficients method to find the general
solution of the differential equation

Solution:
 We find of the associated homogeneous DE:
the auxiliary equation is:
1 ( )( )

1
 To find the form of , we look at the functions in the RHS and find that
● ⇒

●
The form of is given by:

We substitute in the original DE to get

( ) ( )

𝟏. 𝟓

the general solution is

𝟎. 𝟓