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Math 148 Assignment 7

This document outlines 6 multi-part math problems for Assignment 7 in Math 148 due on April 1. The problems cover solving differential equations, computing volumes and rates of change, analyzing linear independence of solutions to differential equations, and properties of curves defined by polar coordinates.

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Math 148 Assignment 7

This document outlines 6 multi-part math problems for Assignment 7 in Math 148 due on April 1. The problems cover solving differential equations, computing volumes and rates of change, analyzing linear independence of solutions to differential equations, and properties of curves defined by polar coordinates.

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Math 148 Assignment 7

Due 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 1 in the Math 148 dropbox.


1. (a) Solve the DE (x2 y 2 )y 0 2xy = 0.
(b) Sketch the set of solution curves.
(c) If (1, 2) is a point on the solution curve, find the solution.
2. (a) Solve the DE (1 + x2 )y 0 + 2xy = 0.
(b) Solve the DE (1 + x2 )y 0 + 2xy = cot x.
3. (a) Consider the DE y 0 + p(x)y = q(x)y a where a 6 {0, 1} is a real number.
Set z = y 1a . Turn this DE into a linear DE in z.
(b) Use this to solve xy 2 y 0 + y 3 = x cos x.
4. Torricellis Law for fluid flowing out the bottom of a tank states that the velocity is
calculated as if the fluid dropped from the surface of the water. A hemispherical container
of radius R is completely full of water. A small round hole of radius r at the bottom is
unplugged. (You can ignore the small difference in the height caused by the hole.)
(a) Use Newtonian mechanics to deduce how long it takes a drop of water to fall distance
h from a position of rest, and use this to compute the velocity at that point.
(b) Compute the volume V (h) in the bowl when the water depth is h.
(c) How long does it take the bowl to empty?
in two ways. Get a DE in h.
Hint: compute dV
dt
5. Consider the homogeneous linear DE y 00 + p(x)y 0 + q(x)y = 0. Suppose that y1 and y2 are
two solutions on [a, b]. Define W (x) = y1 (x)y20 (x) y10 (x)y2 (x).
(a) Find a first order DE satisfied by W and solve it.
(b) Prove that if the vectors (y1 (c), y10 (c)) and (y2 (c), y20 (c)) are linearly independent for
some c [a, b], then W (x) never vanishes. Hence show that (y1 (x), y10 (x)) and
(y2 (x), y20 (x)) are linearly independent vectors for every x [a, b].
1
, where e 0.
1 + e cos
(a) Show that the distance of each point on this curve to the line x = 1e is a constant
multiple of r().

6. Consider a curve given in polar coordinates by r() =

(b) When e > 1, show that the curve approaches two asymptotes, find them and sketch
the curve. Hint: If the critical angles are 0 , compute the vertical distance of the
point of the curve at angle = 0 + h to the line = 0 , and take a limit using Taylor
approximations.
(c) Observe that the curve is bounded if and only if e < 1. Show that the curve is
an ellipse as follows: Let a be the midpoint between the two points intersecting the
x-axis. Show that (1 e2 )(x a)2 + y 2 is constant.
(d) What happens when e = 1?

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