MATHEMATICS – DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

PROBLEM SET # 11
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your
choice. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. What is the volume of revolution from x = 0 to x = 3/2 when the function f(x) = 2x2 is revolved
around the y-axis?
A. 56π/16 B. 62π/16 C. 73π/16 D. 81π/16

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2. What is a solution of the first-order difference equation y(k + 1) = y(k) + 5?

A. y(k) = 4 – 5/k C. y(k) = 5k + (1 – 5k)/-4
B. y(k) = C – k, where C is a constant D. y(k) = 20 + 5k

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3. What is the solution of the linear difference equation y(k + 1) = 15y(k)?

A. y(k) = 15/(1 + 15k) C. y(k) = C + 15k, where C is constant
B. y(k) = 15k/16 D. y(k) = 15k

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4. Determine the solution of the following differential equation. y’ + 6y = 0
A. y = Ce-3x B. y = Ce-4x C. y = Ce-5x D. y = Ce-6x

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5. What is the general solution of the following differential equation? d2x/dt2 + 9y = 0

A. y = sinx + cosx + C C. y = sin3x + cos3x + C
B. y = sin2x + cos2x + C D. y = sin4x + cos4x + C

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6. In the following differential equation with the initial condition x(0) = 12, what is the value of
x(3)? dx/dt + 4x = 0
A. 1.37 x 10-5 B. 3.37 x 10-5 C. 5.37 x 10-5 D. 7.37 x 10-5
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7. A curve passes through the point (2,1). Determine the absolute value of the slope of the
curve at x = 25 if the differential equation of the curve is the exact equation y 2dx + 2xydy
= 0.
A. 1/125 B. 3/125 C. 5/125 D. 16/125

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8. Determine the constant of integration for the separable differential equation xdx + 6y5dy =
0. It is known that x = 0 when y = 3.
A. 719 B. 729 C. 739 D. 749
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9. What is the general solution to the following differential equation? y” – 6y’ + 9y = 0
A. y = (C1 + C2x)e3x C. y = 3(C1 + C2x)e3x
B. y = 2(C1 + C2x)e3x D. y = 4C1 + C2x)e3x

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10. Find dy/dx for the parametric equations given.

x = 2t2 – t y = t3 – 4t + 1
A. (3t2 – 2)/(4t – 1) C. (3t2 – 6)/(4t – 1)
B. (3t2 – 4)/(4t – 1) D. (3t2 – 8)/(4t – 1)
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11. What is the general solution to the following second-order differential equation if A
and B are constants? y” + 16y = 0
A. y = Acosx + Bsinx C. y = Acos3x + Bsin3x
B. y = Acos2x + Bsin2x D. y = Acos4x + Bsin4x

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12. Which of the following is the general solution to the differential equation and
boundary conditions? dy/dt - 5y = 0 y(0) = 4
A. 4et B. 4e3t C. 4e5t D. 4e7t

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13. Solve the following differential equation.

y" + 4y' + 4y = 0 y(0) = 1 y'(0) = 2
A. y = (1 + 3x)e-2x B. y = (1 + 4x)e-2x C. y = (1 + 5x)e-2x D. y = (1 + 6x)e-2x

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14. What is the correct general solution for the following differential equation? d2y/dx2 -
4dy/dx + 13y = 0
A. y = e2x(C1 cosx + C2sinx) C. y = e2x(C1 cos3x + C2sin3x)
B. y = e2x(C1 cos2x + C2sin2x) D. y = e2x(C1 cos4x + C2sin4x)
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15. Refer to the transform function L(s). What is the partial fraction expansion of L(s)? 𝐿(𝑠) = 𝑠(𝑠+5)

4 2 4 4 4 4 3 4
A. − 𝑠+5 B. + 𝑠+5 C. − 𝑠+5 D. − 𝑠+5
𝑠 𝑠 𝑠 𝑠

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𝑑𝑥
16. Find the general solution of the following differential equation. (𝑥 2 − 7) = 𝑥𝑦
𝑑𝑦

A. 𝑦 = 𝑐√𝑥 2 − 1 B. 𝑦 = 𝑐√𝑥 2 − 3 C. 𝑦 = 𝑐√𝑥 2 − 5 D. 𝑦 = 𝑐√𝑥 2 − 7

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17. What is the general solution of the following differential equation? d2x/dt2 + 9y = 0
A. y = sinx + cosx + C C. y = sin3x + cos3x + C
B. y = sin2x + cos2x + C D. y = sin4x + cos4x + C

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18. Find the volume generated by revolving about x –axis the area bounded by the following
curves. y = x2 and y = 2x.
A. 64/15 π B. 5/8 π C. 12/5 π D. 3π
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19. Find the volume generated by revolving about x –axis the area bounded by the following
curves. y = x3, y = 0 and x = 2.

1 120 128 138

A. 𝛱 B. 𝛱 C. 𝛱 D. 𝛱
5 70 7 13

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20. Find the volume generated by revolving about y –axis the area bounded by the following
curves. y = x2 and y = x.
A. 1/6 π B. 1/8 π C. 1/7 π D. 1/9 π

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21. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the area bounded by the curve y =
1 – x2 and the x-axis about x = 1.
A. 10π/3 B. 9 π/2 C. 8 π/3 D. 11 π/3

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22. A rectangle of sides a and b. Find the volume of the solid generated when the rectangle is
rotated on side b.
A. πa2b B. πab C. πa2b/2 D. πab2/2

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23. Find the volume generated by revolving about the x axis the area bounded by y = 2x + 1, y =
0, x = 1, and x = 2.
A. 42π/3 B. 49 π/3 C. 36 π/5 D. 89 π/4

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24. Compute the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by y = x3, y =
8 – x2 and the y axis about the x axis.
A. 250 π/3 B. 256 π/3 C. 56 π D. 80 π
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25. An ellipse with major axis 16 and minor axis 8 is revolved about its major axis. Find the
volume of the solid generated.
A. 512π/3 B. 1125 π/3 C. 1024 π/3 D. 1058 π/3

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26. Find the volume of the solid of revolution formed by rotating the region bounded by the
parabola y = x2 and the lines y = 0 and x = 2 about the x axis.
A. 15pi B. 35/2 pi C. 32/5 pi D. 20 pi
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27. Find the volume obtained if the region bounded by y = x2 and y = 2x is rotated
about the x axis.
A. 7 pi B. 64/15 pi C. 5 pi D. 20 pi

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28. A circle with a radius of 10 cm is revolved about a line tangent to it. Find the volume
generated.
A. 19,739 cm3 B. 17,834 cm3 C. 15,250 cm3 D. 18,235 cm3

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29. Find the volume generated by revolving about x –axis the area bounded by the following
curves. y = x3, y = 0 and x = 2.

1 120 128 138

A. 𝛱 B. 𝛱 C. 𝛱 D. 𝛱
5 70 7 13

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30. Solve the differential equation dy – xdx = 0 if the curve passes through (1, 0).

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 A. 3x2 + 2y – 3 = 0 B. 2y + x2 – 1 = 0
C. x2 – 2y – 1 = 0 D. 2x2 + 2y – 2 = 0
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31. Solve the differential equation d2x/dt2 + 4x = 0. With initial condition x(0) = 10x, x(0) = 0
A. x(t) = 10 cos2t C. x(t) = 10 cos2t
B. x(t) = 10 cost + 10sint D. x(t) = 10 sin 2t

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32. Solve the differential equation: x(y + 1)dx + (x2 – 1)dy = 0. If y = 2 when x = 2, determine y when
x = 4.
A. 0.376 B. 0.311 C. 0.282 D. 0.342

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33. Solve for the general solution of the general equations: (D2 + 100) y = 0
Where D is the differential operator d/dx. When x = 0.1, determine y in terms of the constant of
integration.
A. 0.841C1 + 0.594C2 B. 0.925C1 + 0.594C2

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 C. 0.841C1 - 0.540C2 D. 0.925C1 + 0.540C2

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34. dy = x2 dx. What is the equation of y in terms of x if the curve passes through (1, 1).
A. x2 – 3y + 3 = 0 B. x3 – 3y + 2 = 0
C. x3 + 3y2 + 2 = 0 D. 2y + x + 2 = 0

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35. Determine the solution of the following differential equation. y’ + 6y = 0

A. y = Ce-3x B. y = Ce-4x C. y = Ce-5x D. y = Ce-6x

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36. Find the general solution of y” – 2y’ + 5y = 0 Ans. y = ex (C1 cos2x + C2 sin2x)

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37. Find the particular solution of y’ = 2x which satisfies the condition that y = 5 if x = 2. Ans. y = x2 + 1
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38. Solve the differential equation 2xy + 6x + (x2 – 4) y’ = 0. Ans. (x2 – 4)(y + 3) = C
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39. Solve the differential equation y = C1 ex + C2 e2x Ans. y” – 3y’ + 2y = 0
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40. Solve the differential equation y = C e-3x Ans. y’ + 3y = 0
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41. Solve the differential equation x dy - y dx. Ans. y = Cx

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42. Solve the differential equation 2ydx + (xy + 5x)dy = 0. Ans. x2 y5 ey = C

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43. Solve the differential equation (3x2y - 2y3 + 3) dx + (x3 – 6xy2 + 2y) dy = 0 Ans. x3 y - 2xy3 + 3x
+ y2 = C

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44. Solve the differential equation (x + 3y) dx + x dy = 0. Ans. x4 (1 + 4yx-1) = C

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45. Solve the differential equation y’ + 2y = e2x. Ans. y = (1/4)e2x + Ce-2x

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46. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of curves x2 – y2 = C. Ans. y = k/x

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47. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of curves y2 = Cx. Ans. 2x2 + y2 = k
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48. Find the general solution of y” + y’ – 6y = 0 Ans. y = C1e-3x + C2e2x

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49. Find the general solution of y” + 6y’ + 9 = 0 Ans. y = C1e-3x + C2 x e-3x

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50. Find the general solution of y” – 3y’ = 0 Ans. y = C1e3x + C2

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