Assignment SetA 1
Assignment SetA 1
Problem Set A
1. Draw the direction field and integral curves for the following ODE:
dy
(a) dx
= 3y 2/3
dy
(b) dx
=y−x
dy
(c) dx
= (y − 2)(y + 1)
dy
(d) dx
= 3x + y
dy
(e) dx
= x − 2y
dy
(f) dx
= y2
3. Find the local existence and uniqueness of the given initial value problems at the
prescribed initial point:
dy
(a) dx
= 4 + y 3 , y(0) = 1
dy √
(b) dx
= y, y(1) = 0
dy x
(c) dx
= y−2
, y(0) = 2
dy x
(d) dx
= y−2
, y(2) = 0
dy
(e) dx
= x tan y, y(1) = 0
dy y
(f) dx
= x
+ 2x, y(0) = 1
7. Consider y ′ = 2 sin(3xy), y(0) = y0 . Show that this has unique solution for x ∈
(−∞, ∞).
8. Show that f (x, y) = x2 |y| satisfies the Lipschitz condition on the rectangle R :=
{|x| ≤ 1; |y| ≤ 1} but ∂f
∂y
fails to exist in R.
10. Consider y ′ = |y|, y(x0 ) = y0 . For what values of x0 , y0 ) does the IVP has a unique
solution? Discuss using both the Lipschitz condition and the continuity of ∂f ∂y
.
11. For what values of (x0 , y0 ) does the IVP y ′ = y|y|, y(x0 ) = y0 has a unique solution?
13. Verify that the following functions are solutions of the corresponding differential equa-
tions:
(a) y = x tan x and xy ′ = y + x2 + y 2
(b) x + y = tan−1 y and 1 + y 2 + y 2 y ′ = 0
xy
(c) x2 = 2y 2 log y and y ′ = x2 +y 2
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15. Solve the following first order equations to obtain the general solution (method: sep-
arable functions)
(a) y ′ sin y = x2
(b) (1 + x2 )y ′ = x
(c) (1 + x2 )dy + (1 + y 2 )dx = 0
(d) xyy ′ = y − 1
(e) y ′ + y tan x = 0
16. Find an integral curve (particular solution) corresponding to the given problems:
(a) y ′ = xex , y(1) = 3
(b) xdy = (2x2 + 1)dx through the point (1,1)
(c) (x + 1)(x2 + 1)y ′ = 2x2 + x, y(0) = 1.
(d) xyy ′ = (x + 1)(y + 1) through the point (1,0)
(e) y ′ = − xy , y(3) = 4
y2
(f) y ′ = x−2
, y(3) = 2
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