Problem Set 3 - Differential Equations 1
Problem Set 3 - Differential Equations 1
Problem Set 3 - Differential Equations 1
HERBERT VILLARUEL
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by marking the circle corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES.
3. Solve 𝑦𝑒 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = (4 + 𝑒 2𝑥 )𝑑𝑦
A. 𝑦 2 = 𝑐 2 (4 + 𝑒 2𝑥 ) B. 𝑦 2 = 𝑐 2 (2 + 𝑒 4𝑥 )
C. 𝑐𝑦 2 = 8 − 𝑒 2𝑥 D. 𝑐𝑦 2 = 2 − 𝑒 8𝑥
𝑑𝑦
4. Solve 2𝑥𝑦 − 9𝑥 2 + (2𝑦 + 𝑥 2 + 1) 𝑑𝑥 = 0
A. 𝑦 2 + (𝑥 2 + 1)𝑦 − 3𝑥 3 = 𝑐 B. 𝑦 2 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 − 3𝑥 3 = 𝑐
C. 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥 2 𝑦 − 3𝑥 3 + 2𝑦 = 𝑐 D. 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 = 𝑐
5. Find the solution of 𝑦 ′ = 2(2𝑥 − 𝑦) which passes through the point (0, -1).
A. 2y = x – 3 B. 2y = x + 3
C. y = 2x – 1 D. y = x + 1
6. Find the differential equation of parabolas having their vertices at the origin and their foci on the y-
axis.
A. dy + 2xydx = 0 B. xdy + 2ydx = 0
C. dy – 2xydy = 0 D. 2ydx – xdy = 0
7. Find the equation of the curve that passes through (4, -2) and cuts at right angles every curve of the
family 𝑦 2 = 𝑐𝑥 3 .
A. 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 2 = 44 B. 3𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 2 = 44
C. 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 = 44 D. 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑦 2 = 4
8. How long does it take for 90% of a given quantity of the radioactive element cobalt-60 to decay given
that its half-life is 5.3 years?
A. 10.1 years B. 12.6 years
C. 15.4 years D. 17.6 years
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PREPARED BY: ENGR. HERBERT VILLARUEL
9. During a certain epidemic, the number of people that are infected at any time increases at a rate
proportional to the number of people that are infected at that time. If 1,000 people are infected when
the epidemic is first discovered, and 1,200 are infected 7days later, how many people are infected 12
days after the epidemic is first discovered?
A. 1347 B. 1397
C. 1367 D. 2017
10. A corpse is discovered at midnight and its body temperature is 84°F. If the body temperature at death
is 98°F, the room temperature is constant at 66°F, and the proportionality constant is 0.10 per hour,
determine the time of death.
A. 6: 00 PM B. 6: 30 PM
C. 6: 15 PM D. 6: 47 PM
11. At 1:00 PM, a thermometer reading 70°F is taken outside where the air temperature is -10°F. At 1:02
PM, the reading is 26°F. At 1:05 PM, the thermometer is taken back indoors, where the air is at 70°F.
What is the temperature reading at 1:09 PM?
A. 56°F B. 65°F
C. 44°F D. 60°F
15. October 2022 and April 2023 ECE Board Exam Question:
Solve the system of differential equations:
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
= 2𝑥 + 3𝑦; = 2𝑥 + 𝑦
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
A. 𝑥 = 3𝑐1 𝑒 + 𝑐2 𝑒
4𝑡 −𝑡
B. 𝑥 = 3𝑐1 𝑒 4𝑡 + 𝑐2 𝑒 −𝑡
𝑦 = 2𝑐1 𝑒 4𝑡 − 𝑐2 𝑒 −𝑡 𝑦 = −2𝑐1 𝑒 4𝑡 − 𝑐2 𝑒 −𝑡
C. 𝑥 = 3𝑐1 𝑒 −4𝑡 − 𝑐2 𝑒 −𝑡 D. 𝑥 = 3𝑐1 𝑒 4𝑡 + 𝑐2 𝑒 𝑡
−4𝑡 −𝑡
𝑦 = 2𝑐1 𝑒 − 𝑐2 𝑒 𝑦 = 2𝑐1 𝑒 4𝑡 + 𝑐2 𝑒 𝑡
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