Scribd
Upload
62 views2 pages

Test 24B First Order Differential Equations

1. This document provides 11 problems involving first order differential equations. The problems include finding general solutions, particular solutions satisfying initial conditions, modeling population growth, and relating dependent and independent variables. 2. Differential equations modeling population growth and water draining from a tank are presented. General solutions, particular solutions, and asymptotic behavior are investigated. 3. A variety of techniques are used to solve first order differential equations, including separation of variables, integrating factors, and solving initial value problems. Both linear and non-linear differential equations are considered.

Uploaded by

Ha Minh
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
62 views2 pages

Test 24B First Order Differential Equations

1. This document provides 11 problems involving first order differential equations. The problems include finding general solutions, particular solutions satisfying initial conditions, modeling population growth, and relating dependent and independent variables. 2. Differential equations modeling population growth and water draining from a tank are presented. General solutions, particular solutions, and asymptotic behavior are investigated. 3. A variety of techniques are used to solve first order differential equations, including separation of variables, integrating factors, and solving initial value problems. Both linear and non-linear differential equations are considered.

Uploaded by

Ha Minh
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Test 24B: First order differential equations

1. Find the general solution of the equations:

2x y 2 + 1

dy dy
(a) = (c) ey − 1 = ln x
x2 + 1 dx
Hexagon Maths Paper
dx
dy dy dy
(b) = tan x cot y. (d) y cos x =2−y
dx dx dx

2. Find the equations of the curves which satisfy the following differential equations and pass
through the given points.
1 + y2
 
dy 3
(a) = , ,2
dx y (1 − x2 ) 2
dy
(b) = y tan x, (0, 2)
dx
3. The population of a community with finite resources is modelled by the differential equation
dn
= 0.01ne−0.01t ,
dt
where n is the population at time t. At time t = 0 the population is 5000.
(a) Solve the differential equation, expressing ln n in terms of t.
(b) What happens to the population as t becomes large?

4. Given that x = 0 when y = 0, find the particular solution to the differential equation
dy
(2y + 2yx) = 1 − y2
dx
giving your answer in the form y 2 = f (x).

5. (a) Given that x ≥ 3, find the general solution to the differential equation
dy
(x − 2)(3x − 8) = (8x − 18)y.
dx
(b) Find the particular solution to this equation that satisfies y = 8 at x = 3.

6. Water in a manufacturing plant is held in a large cylindrical tank of diameter 20m. Water flows
out of the bottom of the tank though a tap at a rate proportional to the cube root of the volume.
dh √
(a) Show that t minutes after the tap opened = −k 3 h for some constant k, where h is the
dt
depth of the water.
(b) Find the general solution to this differential equation.
(c) Find the time in minutes when the water is at a depth of 1m.

7. Find the general solution to the differential equation


dy
+ y tan x = 2 sec x
dx
giving your answer in the form y = f (x).

8. Find the general solution to the differential equation


dy
x +x+y =0
dx
giving your answer in the form y = f (x).
9. y satisfies the differential equation
dy y √
+ = x.
dx x
Find y in terms of x.
Hexagon Maths Paper
10. (a) Find the general solution to the differential equation

dy π π
+ y tan x = ex cos x, − <x<
dx 2 2
giving your answer in the form y = f (x).
(b) Find the particular solution for which y = 1 at x = π.
dy
11. Given that − 3y = sin x and y = 0 when x = 0. Find y in terms of x.
dx

Phạm Văn Tuấn

Page 2

You might also like