Practice Problems
MAT 2002
Applications of Differential and Difference Equations
Module 4
1) Solve the differential equation ( ) ( ) ( ) by using
Laplace Transform method.
2) Solve , if and for using Laplace Transform
method.
3) Solve ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) using Laplace Transform
method where ( ) is the Heaviside function.
4) Solve ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) , using Laplace
Transform method where ( ) is the impulse function.
5) Solve the simultaneous differential equation .
6) Solve .
7) Solve ̈ ̈ .
8) Solve the initial value problems
y 2 y'15 y 6 (t 1), y(0) 0, y (0) 2.
9) Solve the initial value problems
y 2 y'3 y 2 (t 1) (t 3), y(0) 2, y (0) 2.
10) Solve the initial value problems
y 5 y f (t ), y (0) 0, y ' (0) 0,
1, 0 t 1
f (t )
0, t 1.
11) Solve the initial value problem y y (t ) 1, y(0) 0, y' (0) 0.
12) Solve the following initial value problem using Laplace transform
a) ( ) ( ) ( )
b) ( ) ( ) ( )
13) Solve the following initial value problem using Laplace transform
a) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
b) ( ) ( ) ( )
14) Convert the following differential equation into a system of first order ordinary
differential equations and solve the system.
( ) ( )
15) Find the general solution to the following system.
⃗ ( )⃗ ( )
16) Convert each linear equation into a system of first order equations.
i.
ii.
iii.