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MATHEMATICS 391 FINAL EXAM Spring, 2017

Part I Answer all questions in this part.


(1) Compute the general solution of each of the following (7 points each):
(a) y (4) − y ′ = 0.

(b) t dy
dt + 2ty = 1 − y.


(c) x2 dy − x2 + xy + y 2 dx = 0.

(d) y ′′ + 2y ′ + y = t−2 e−t .

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(2) Solve the following initial value problems (7 points each):

(a) (cos(xy) − xy sin(xy) + 1)dx + 2y − x2 sin(xy) dy = 0 y(0) = 3

(b) y ′′ − y ′ = 6t, y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = 0.

(3) ( 9 points)For the differential equation:

2 − x2 y ′′ − xy ′ + x2 y = 0


(a) Compute the recursion formula for the coefficients of the power series solution centered at x0 = 0 and use it to
compute the first three nonzero terms of the solution with y(0) = 0, y ′ (0) = −36.

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(b) Show that the solution given in (a) is an odd function (Hint: what is an when n is even ?)

(4) (a) (5 points) Compute the sine series for the function f such that f (x) = π − x on the interval [0, π].

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(b) (4 points) Compute the solution to the partial differential equation with x in the interval [0, π] and t > 0 :

ut = 9uxx with
u(0, t) = u(π, t) = 0 for t > 0 (boundary conditions)
u(0, x) = π − x for 0 < x < π (initial conditions)

PartII Answer all sections of four (4) questions out of the five (5) questions in this part (10 points
each). (5) For the equation t2 y ′′ − 7ty ′ + 16y − 0 (t > 0), y1 (t) − t4 is a solution.

(a) Use the method of Reduction of Order to obtain a second, independent solution.

(b) Solve the equation directly, using that it is an Euler Equation.

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(c) Compute the Wronskian of the pair of solutions.

6 (a) State the definition of the Laplace transform and use it to compute the Laplace transform of the function f
with f (t) = 1.

(b) Compute the Laplace transform L(y)(s) where y is the solution of the initial value problem:

2y ′′ − 5y ′ + y = 1 with y(0) = −3 and y ′ (0) = 5

You need not compute the inverse transform.

(7) (a) Compute the general solution of the differential equation

y (4) + y ′′ − 6y ′ + 4y = 0

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(b) Determine the test function Y (t) with the fewest terms to be used to obtain a particular solution of the following
equation via the method of undetermined coefficients. Do not attempt to determine the coefficients.

√ √
y (4) + y ′′ − 6y ′ + 4y = 7et + tet cos( 3t) − e−t sin( 3t) + 5.

(8) For the differential equation 3x2 y ′′ + 2xy ′ + x2 y = 0 show that the point x = 0 is a regular singular point
(either by using the limit definition or by computing the associated Euler equation). Compute the recursion formula
for the series solution corresponding to the larger root of the indicial equation. With a0 = 1, compute the first three
nonzero terms of the series.

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(9) A 200 gallon tank initially contains 50 gallons in which are dissolved 5 pounds of salt. The tank is flushed by
pumping pure water into the tank at a rate of 3 gallons per minute and a well-mixed solution is pumped out at a
rate of 2 gallons per minute. Compute the time when the tank has filled, then write the initial value problems which
describes amount of salt in the tank at any time before the tank is full. You need not solve the equation.

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