Aushapur (V), Ghatkesar (M), R.R.

District - 501301, Telangana

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS

MODEL QUESTIONS

UNIT –I
SHORT QUESTIONS
1) Solve( ℎ𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑓) 𝑑𝑦 + (𝑎𝑥 + ℎ𝑦 + 𝑔)𝑑𝑥 = 0.
2) Solve(𝑦 2 − 2𝑥𝑦)𝑑𝑥 = (𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑦)𝑑𝑦.
3) Find the integrating factor of 2𝑥𝑦𝑑𝑦 − (𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 + 1)𝑑𝑥 = 0
𝑑𝑦
4) Find the integrating factor of𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥
5) Define statement of Newton’s Law of Cooling
6) State law of Natural growth.

ESSAY QUESTIONS
1) Solve 𝑥 2 𝑦𝑑𝑥 − (𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 )𝑑𝑦 = 0
2) Solve 𝑦(𝑥 2 𝑦 2 + 2)𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥(2 − 2𝑥 2 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑦
3) Solve the differential equation𝑥 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 𝑦 6
𝑑𝑦
4) Solve + 𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = 𝑦 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥
𝑑𝑥
5) Find the orthogonal Trajectories of the family of curves 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑎2 .
6) The temperature of the body drops from 1000 𝐶 𝑡𝑜 750 𝐶 in ten minutes when the
surrounding air is at 200 𝐶 temperature. What will be its temperature after half an hour?
When will the temperature be 250 C?
7) If the air is maintained at 300C and the temperature of the body cools from 80 0to 600C in
12 minutes, find the temperature of the body after 24 minutes.
8) The number N of bacteria in a culture grew at a rate proportional to N. the value of N was
1
initially 100 and increased to 332 in one hour. What was the value of N after 1 2 hours?
 Aushapur (V), Ghatkesar (M), R.R. District - 501301, Telangana

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS

MODEL QUESTIONS

UNIT –II
SHORT QUESTIONS
𝑑2𝑦 𝑑𝑦
1) Solve𝑑𝑥 2 − 8 𝑑𝑥 + 15𝑦 = 0.
𝑑3𝑦 𝑑𝑦
2) Solve −3 + 2𝑦 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 3 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2𝑥 𝑑𝑦
3) Determine the particular integral of 𝑑𝑥 2
+ 4 𝑑𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥
4) Find a particular integral to (4𝐷 2 − 4𝐷 + 1)𝑦 = 100.

ESSAY QUESTIONS
1) Solve (𝐷 3 − 6𝐷 2 + 11𝐷 − 6)𝑦 = 𝑒 −2𝑥 + 𝑒 −3𝑥 .
2) Solve (𝐷 2 − 4)𝑦 = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥.
3) Find the general solution of (𝐷 3 − 7𝐷 2 + 14𝐷 − 8)𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥
𝑑2𝑦
4) Apply the method of variation of parameters to solve + 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥.
𝑑𝑥 2
5) Solve (𝐷2 +𝑎 2 )𝑦
= tan 𝑎𝑥 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠.
𝑑2𝑦 1 𝑑𝑦 12𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑥
6) Solve the differential equation + =
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥2
𝑑 𝑦3 𝑑𝑦
7) Solve the differential equation(2𝑥 − 1)3 𝑑𝑥 3 + (2𝑥 − 1) 𝑑𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 𝑥.
 Aushapur (V), Ghatkesar (M), R.R. District - 501301, Telangana

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS

MODEL QUESTIONS

UNIT –III
SHORT QUESTIONS
1) (a) Find Laplace transform of cos3t sin5t (b) Find 𝐿{𝑒 3𝑡 − 2𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑡 + 3𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑡 + 4𝑡 3 }
2) Find L e3t sinh t  .
1
3) Find 𝐿−1 { }
(𝑆+1)3
4) State Convolution theorem.

ESSAY QUESTIONS

 1, if 0  t  1
 0, if 1  t  2

1. Find the Laplace transform of f (t) defined as f (t )  
 5, if 2  t  3
0, if t  3
 
 
t
 
2. Find (a) L   et cos t dt  (b) L te2t sin 3t
0
 

𝑆2
3. (a) Find 𝐿−1 {(𝑆+1)(𝑆+2)(𝑆+3)}
𝑠+2
a. (b) Find𝐿−1 { }.
𝑠2 −2𝑠+5
  s  1 
4. Find L1 log  
  s  1 
5. Using convolution theorem, find
1  1  
1  s2 
a. (a) L  2  (b) L  2 .
 ( s  2)( s  2)   ( s  4)( s  9) 
2

d2y dy
6. Using Laplace transform solve 2
 2  5 y  et sin t , given that y(0)  0, y '(0)  1.
dt dt
𝑑2𝑥 𝑑𝑥
7. Solve the differential equation 𝑑𝑡 2 − 4 𝑑𝑡 − 12𝑥 = 𝑒 3𝑡 given that
𝑥(0) = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 ′ (0) = −2 using Laplace transform.
 Aushapur (V), Ghatkesar (M), R.R. District - 501301, Telangana

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS

MODEL QUESTIONS

UNIT –IV

SHORT QUESTIONS
1) a) Define gradient of scalar function
b) Define divergence and curl of a vector point function.
c) Define solenoidal and irrotational vectors
2) Prove that  r n   nr n2 r
3) If f  (x 3 y)i  (y  2 z) j  (x p z)k is solenoidal, find p.
4) Find curl f at (1,-1,1) if f  xy 2 i  2 x 2 yz j  3 yz 2 k .

ESSAY QUESTIONS

1) (i) Find the directional derivative of f  xy  yz  zx in the direction of vector i  2 j  3k at

the point (1,2,0)
(ii) Find the directional derivative of 2xy  z 2 at (1,-1, 3) in the direction of i  2 j  2k
(iii) Find the directional derivative of   x 2 yz  4 xz 2 at (1,-2,-1) in the direction of
2i  j  2k .
2. Find the angle between the surfaces x 2  y 2  z 2  9 and z  x 2  y 2  3 at (2,-1, 2).

3. (i) Show that (x2  yz)i  (y 2  zx) j  (z 2  xy )k is irrotational and find its scalar potential.

ii) Find a, b, c so that A  (x 2 y  az)i  (bx 3 y  z) j  ( 4 x cy  2 z)k is irrotational. Also

find  such that A   .
4. Prove that (i) 2 ( r n )  n(n  1 )r n 2 (OR) div(grad r n )  n(n  1 )r n 2 .
2 d 2 f 2 df
(ii) 2 ( f(r))  f '' 
f'  2 
r dr r dr
5. Prove that div (a  b)=b  curl a  a  curl b .
6. Prove that curl (a  b)=a div b  bdiv a  (b  )a  (a  )b .
̅̅̅ = ϕ div 𝑎̅ +grad ϕ. 𝑎̅
7. Prove that div (ϕ𝑎)
 Aushapur (V), Ghatkesar (M), R.R. District - 501301, Telangana

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS

MODEL QUESTIONS

UNIT –V
SHORT QUESTIONS
1. Evaluate  F .d r where F  x 2 i  y 2 j and C is the curve y  x 2 in the xy-plane from (0,0) to
C

(1,1).
2. If F  (5 xy  6x 2 )i  (2 y  4 x) j , evaluate  F .d r along the curve C in xy-plane y  x 3 from
C

(1,1) to (2,8).
3. Find the work done by a force yi  x j which displays a particle from origin to a point(1,1)
along the line y  x .
4. State Gauss Divergence theorem
5. State Green’s theorem
6. State Stoke’s theorem. Commented [Ma1]:

ESSAY QUESTIONS
7. Find the work done by F  (2 x  y  z)i  ( x y  z ) j  (3 x 2 y  5 z )k along a curve C in the
xy-plane given by x 2  y 2  4 ,z  0 .
8. Find the work done by the force F  (2 y  3)i  xz j  ( yz  x )k when it moves a particle from
the point (0, 0, 0) to (2, 1, 1) along the curve x  2t 2 , y  t and z  t 3 .
.
9. Verify Green’s theorem for∫𝑐[(𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 )𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑦] where c is bounded by y=x and y = x2.
.
10. Evaluate by Green’s theorem ∮𝑐[(𝑦 − sin 𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 + cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑦] where C is bounded by the
𝜋
Lines y = 0, x = , πy = 2x.
2

 (3 x  8y 2 )dx  (4y  6 xy )dy where C is boundary of the region

2
11. Verify Greens theorem for
C

y  x,y  x 2
12. Verify Stoke’s theorem for F  y 2 i  y j  zxk over the upper half of the sphere
x 2  y 2  z 2  a 2 bounded by the projection of xy-plane.
13. Verify Gauss Divergence theorem for F  ( x3  yz )i  2 x 2 y j  zk ken over the surface of the
cube bounded by the planes x  y  z  a and coordinate planes.
 Aushapur (V), Ghatkesar (M), R.R. District - 501301, Telangana

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS

MODEL QUESTIONS