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nd
2 ORDER O.D.E.s
PRACTICE

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Question 1
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2 2
+7 + 3y = 0
dx dx

d2y dy
b) 2
+4 + 4y = 0
dx dx

d2y
c) + 4y = 0
dx 2

d2y dy
d) 2
+4 + 8y = 0
dx dx

− 12 x
y = A e −3 x + B e , y = A e −2 x + Bx e−2 x , y = A cos 2 x + B sin 2 x ,

y = e −2 x ( A cos 2 x + B sin 2 x )

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Question 2
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 4 2
−8 + 5y = 0
dx dx

d2y dy
b) 2
− − 2y = 0
dx dx

d2y dy
c) 4 −4 + y=0
dx 2 dx

d2y dy
d) 2
+4 + 13 y = 0
dx dx

1x 1x
( )
y = e x A cos 1 x + B sin 1 x , y = A e − x + B e2 x , y = A e 2 + Bx e 2 ,
2 2
y = e −2 x ( A cos3x + B sin 3x )

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Question 3
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2
+6 + 9 y = 3x
dx dx

d2y dy
b) 2
+5 − 6 y = 36 x
dx dx

d2y dy
c) +2 + 17 y = 17 x + 36
dx 2 dx

y = A e −3 x + Bx e−3 x + 1 x − 2 , y = A e x + B e−6 x − 6 x − 5 ,
3 9
y = e − x ( A cos 4 x + B sin 4 x ) + x + 2

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Question 4
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2
+ 2 + 5 y = 10sin x
dx dx

d2y dy
b) 2
+ 2 + 17 y = 17 x + 36
dx dx

d2y
c) + 4 y = 12 cos x
dx 2

y = e − x ( A cos 2 x + B sin 2 x ) + 2sin x − cos x , y = e − x ( A cos 4 x + B sin 4 x ) + x + 2 ,

y = A cos 2 x + B sin 2 x + 4cos x

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Question 5
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2
− − 6 y = sin x
dx dx

d2y
b) 2
+ 4 y = 8 x 2 + 9sin x
dx

d2y dy
c) +4 + 3 y = 10sin x
dx 2 dx

y = A e3 x + B e−2 x + 1 ( cos x − 7sin x ) , y = A cos 2 x + B sin 2 x + 3sin x + 2 x 2 − 1 ,

50
y = A e − x + B e−3 x + sin x − 2cos x

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Question 6
Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2
+6 + 9 y = cos 3x ,
dx dx

1 dy
subject to the conditions y = , = 0 at x = 0 .
2 dx

d2y dy
b) +2 + 5 y = 10 ,
dx 2 dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 0 , = 0 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
c) 2
+2 + y = 8e3 x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 1 , = 2 at x = 0 .
dx

y = 1 e−3 x + 4 x e −3 x + 1 sin 3x , y = 2 − e− x ( 2cos 2 x − sin 2 x ) ,

2 3 18
y = 1 e3 x + 1 e − x + x e − x
2 2

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Question 7
Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y
a) 2
− 4 y = 10e3 x ,
dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 3 , = 8 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
b) 2
+ 2 − 3 y = 15e 2 x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 9 , = 4 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
c) 2
+ 2 + y = 8e3 x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions x = 0 , y = 1 , =2
dx

y = e 2 x + 2e3 x , y = 4e x + 2e −3 x + 3e2 x , y = 2e3 x − e− x − 5 x e − x

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Question 8
Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2 2 + 5 + 2 y = 2 x + 9 ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 3 , = −1 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
b) 2
− 6 + 9 y = 27 x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 2 , = 6 at x = 0 .
dx

d 2 y dy
c) + = 2x + 3 ,
dx 2 dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 2 , = −5 at x = 0 .
dx

( )
y = e −2 x + x + 2 , y = 3 x 1 + e3 x + 2 , y = x 2 + x − 4 + 6 e− x

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Question 9
Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2 2 − 7 − 4 y = 8sin x − 19cos x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 0 , = 11 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
b) 2 2 − 7 − 4 y = 8sin x − 19cos x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 0 , = 11 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
c) 2 2 − 7 − 4 y = 8sin x − 19cos x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 0 , = 11 at x = 0 .
dx

1x
( )
y = e −2 x + x + 2 , y = 3 x 1 + e3 x + 2 , y = 2e 4 x − 4 e 2 + sin x + 2cos x

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Question 10 (harder PIs)

Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2
+3 + 2 y = 2e−2 x ,
dx dx
dy
subject to the conditions y = 2 , = 0 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y
b) + 9 y = cos 3x ,
dx 2
dy
subject to the conditions y = 0 , = 3 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
c) 2
+ = x,
dx dx
dy
subject to the conditions y = 1 , = 3 at x = 0 .
dx

y = 6e − x − 2 ( x + 2 ) e −2 x , y = sin 3x + 1 x sin 3x , y = 1 x 2 − x + 5 − 4e− x

6 2

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Question 11 (harder PIs)

Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2
+ 3 − 4 y = 10e x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 1 , = 3 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y
b) + 16 y = 8cos 4 x ,
dx 2

dy
subject to the conditions y = 2 , = 0 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y
c) + 100 y = 2cos10 x ,
dx 2

dy
subject to the conditions y = 0 , = 0 at x = 0 .
dx

1 x sin10 x
y = e x ( 2 x + 1) , y = 2cos 4 x + x sin 4 x , y = 10

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Question 12 (harder PIs)

Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y dy
a) 2
− 2 + y = ex ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 1 , = 2 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
b) 2
+ 2 + y = e− x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 1 , = −1 at x = 0 .
dx

d2y dy
c) 2
− 5 = 100 x ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions y = 2 , = 1 at x = 0 .
dx

y = 12 x 2 + x + 1 e x , y = 12 x 2 + 1 e− x , y = e5 x + 1 − 4 x − 10 x 2
( ) ( )

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nd
2 ORDER O.D.E.
EULER TYPE

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Question 1
Find the solution of each of the following differential equations.

d2y
2 dy
a) x 2
− 6 x + 12 y = 0 ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions x = 1 , y = 1 , =0
dx

d2y
2 dy
b) x 2
− 2x − 4 y = 0 ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions x = 1 , y = 3 , =7
dx

d2y
2 dy
c) x 2
− 4x + 4 y = 0 ,
dx dx

dy
subject to the conditions x = 1 , y = 5 , =8
dx

1
y = 4 x3 − 3x 4 , y = + 2 x4 , y = 4 x + x4
x

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