Exercise 1

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
1. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 − 7 𝑑𝑥 + 12𝑦 = 0

2. Solve (𝐷3 − 2𝐷2 + 4𝐷 − 8)𝑦 = 0 (2014)

3. Solve (𝐷2 − 13𝐷 + 12)𝑦 = 0 (2018)
4. Solve (𝐷3 − 4𝐷2 + 5𝐷 − 2)𝑦 = 0
𝑑4 𝑦
5. Solve 𝑑𝑥 4 − 𝑘 4 𝑦 = 0

To find the P.I. when 𝑸 = 𝒆𝒂𝒙 , and 𝑭(𝒂) ≠ 𝟎.

Exercise 2
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
1. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 − 3 𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 𝑒 5𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
2. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 + 31 𝑑𝑥 + 240𝑦 = 272𝑒 −𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
3. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 − 7 𝑑𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
4. Solve 𝑑𝑥 3 + 𝑑𝑥 2 + 11 𝑑𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥

To find the P.I. when 𝑸 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒙 or 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒙 , and 𝑭(−𝒂𝟐 ) ≠ 𝟎.

Exercise 3
𝑑2 𝑦
1. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝑥

2. Solve (𝐷2 − 3𝐷 + 2)𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑥

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
3. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 − 8 𝑑𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 40 𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦
4. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 − 4𝑦 = sin2 𝑥

To find the P.I. when 𝑸 = 𝒙𝒎 .

Exercise 4
1. Solve (𝐷2 + 𝐷 − 6)𝑦 = 𝑥
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
2. Solve + 3 𝑑𝑥 2 + 2 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2
𝑑𝑥 3

3. Solve (𝐷2 + 2𝐷 + 1)𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 𝑥 2

4. Solve (𝐷4 + 𝐷 2 + 16)𝑦 = 16𝑥 2 + 256

To find the P.I. when 𝑸 = 𝒆𝒂𝒙 𝑽, where 𝑽 is any function of 𝒙.

 Exercise 5
1. Solve (𝐷2 − 2𝐷 + 1)𝑦 = 𝑥 2 𝑒 3𝑥
2. Solve (𝐷2 − 2𝐷 + 5)𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
3. Solve (𝐷2 − 2𝐷 + 1)𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑥
4. Solve (𝐷2 − 4𝐷 + 1)𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
5. Solve (𝐷2 − 5𝐷 + 6)𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥

To find the P.I. when 𝑸 = 𝒆𝒂𝒙 , and 𝑭(𝒂) = 𝟎.

Exercise 6
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
1. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 − 3 𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥

2. Solve (𝐷3 − 7𝐷 + 6)𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥

3. Solve (𝐷2 + 4𝐷 + 4)𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥 − 𝑒 −2𝑥
4. Solve (𝐷2 − 3𝐷 + 2)𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ𝑥
5. Solve (𝐷2 − 4𝐷 + 3)𝑦 = 2𝑒 3𝑥

To find the P.I. when 𝑸 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒙 or 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒙 , and 𝑭(−𝒂𝟐 ) = 𝟎.

Exercise 7
1. Solve (𝐷2 + 𝑎2 )𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑥
2. Solve (𝐷2 + 𝑎2 )𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑥

To find the P.I. when 𝑸 = 𝒙𝑽, where 𝑽 is any function of 𝒙.

1 1 𝐹′(𝐷)
P.I. =𝐹(𝐷) 𝑥𝑉 = 𝑥 𝐹(𝐷) 𝑉 − [𝐹(𝐷)]2 𝑉

Exercise 8
𝑑2 𝑦
1. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 = 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
2. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 − 2 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥

3. Solve (𝐷2 + 𝑛2 )𝑦 = 𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑛𝑥

4. Solve (𝐷2 + 1)𝑦 = 𝑥 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥
5. Solve (𝐷4 − 1)𝑦 = 𝑥𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥

𝟏
The operator 𝑫−𝜶 , 𝜶 being a constant

1
If 𝑄 is any function of 𝑥 , then 𝐷−𝛼 𝑄 = 𝑒 𝛼𝑥 ∫ 𝑒 −𝛼𝑥 𝑄𝑑𝑥
 Exercise 9
𝑑2 𝑦
1. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦
2. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦
3. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦
4. Solve 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑎2 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑎𝑥