Differential Equations and Calculus – Multiple

Choice Questions

Part 1: Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)

1. Solve the ODE:
y ′ + 2y = 3e−x
(a) y = e−2x + 3e−x
(b) y = e−x (3x − 1)
(c) y = e−2x (3 + ex )
(d) y = 32 e−x − 12 e−2x
(e) y = 3e−x + 5e−2x

2. Solve:
y ′′ + 5y ′ + 6y = 0
(a) y = e−2x + e−3x
(b) y = e2x − e−3x
(c) y = e−x (x + 1)
(d) y = e−2x (x + 3)
(e) y = e3x − e−x
3. Solve the exact ODE:

(2xy − 9x2 )dx + (2y + x2 + 1)dy = 0

(a) x2 + xy + y 2 = C
(b) (x2 + 1)y + y 2 − 3x3 = C
(c) x + y 3 = C
(d) x2 − 3y 2 = C
(e) x2 + 2xy + 3y 2 = C
4. Solve
2xydx + (x2 − 1)dy = 0.

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 (a)
x2 y − y = c
(b)
2x2 y − 5y = c
7x2 y − 4y = c
(c)
10x2 y − y = c

5. Solve
7y ′ + 2y = 2x3 − 5x2 + 4x − 1

(a)
x3 − 13x2 + 93x − 326 + Ke−2x/7 with K ∈ R.
(b)
x4 − 13x2 + 931x − 326 + Ke−2x/7 with K ∈ R.
(c)
5x3 − 13x2 + 95x − 326 + Ke−2x/7 with K ∈ R.
(d)
x3 − 135x2 + 931x − 325 + Ke−2x/10 with K ∈ R.

6. Solve

(1 + ex )y ′′ + 2ex y ′ + (2ex + 1)y = xex

(a)  
x −1 x−1 x
y(x) = (1 + e ) A cos x + B sin x + e
2
(b)  
x−1 x
y(x) = (1 + ex )−1 A cos 4x + B sin 3x + e
20
(c)  
x−1 x
y(x) = (1 + ex )−2 A cos x + B sin 7x + e
2
7. Integrating factor of
dr r
= 5000θn −
dθ θ
a) θ
b) 2θ
c) 3θ
d) 4θ

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Part 2: Partial Derivatives
1. Compute fx (1, 2) for:
f (x, y) = x2 y + exy
(a) 4 + e2
(b) 1 + 2e2
(c) 2 + e2
(d) 3 + 2e2
(e) 5 + e2
2. Compute the gradient ∇f at (1, 2) for:

f (x, y) = x2 y 3 + 4xy

(a) (20, 12)

(b) (16, 24)
(c) (24, 16)
(d) (12, 20)
(e) (18, 30)
3. Evaluate the second partial derivative fxx at (1, 1):

f (x, y) = x3 y 2 + sin(xy)

(a) 2 + cos(1)
(b) 6 − cos(1)
(c) 3 + sin(1)
(d) 5 + cos(1)
(e) 4 + sin(1)

Part 3: PDEs and Integrals

1. Solve the heat equation:

∂u ∂2u
(x, t) = 5 2 (x, t), 0 < x < π, t > 0
∂t ∂x

u(0, t) = u(π, t) = 0, t > 0

u(x, 0) = 6 sin(x) + 7 sin(5x)

(a) u(x, t) = 6e−5t sin(x) + 7e−125t sin(5x)

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 (b) u(x, t) = e−t sin(πx)
(c) u(x, t) = sin(πx) cos(4πt)
(d) u(x, t) = sin(2πx) cos(2πt)
(e) u(x, t) = et sin(πx)

2. Evaluate the integral: Z Z p

x2 + y 2 dxdy
D
where
D = (x, y) ∈ R2 : x ≥ 0, 1 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 2y


√
(a) − π9 + 3
(b) 4π
(c) 16π
(d) 2π
(e) 12π

3. Evaluate the integral: Z Z

xy
dxdy
D x2 + y2

where

D = (x, y) ∈ R2 : x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, 1 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 4


3
(a) 4
3
(b) 5
13
(c) 14
31
(d) 40
137
(e) 48

Definition
1. The Taylor expansion of f (x) at x0 is:
f ′′ (x0 )
a) f (x) = f (x0 ) + f ′ (x0 )(x − x0 ) + 2! (x − x0 )2 + . . .
b) f (x) = f ′ (x0 )(x − x0 ) + f (x0 )
f ′ (x0 )
c) f (x) = f (x0 ) + 2! (x − x0 )
2 ′′
d) f (x) = f (x0 ) + (x − x0 ) f (x0 )
e) f (x) = f ′ (x0 )(x − x0 )

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2. The second-order Taylor expansion of f (x, y) at (x0 , y0 ) is:

f (x, y) ≈ f (x0 , y0 ) + fx (x0 , y0 )(x − x0 ) + fy (x0 , y0 )(y − y0 ) + . . .

What is the next term?

1 2 2
a) 2 (fxx (x0 , y0 )(x−x0 ) +fyy (x0 , y0 )(y −y0 ) +2fxy (x0 , y0 )(x−x0 )(y −
y0 ))
b) fxx (x0 , y0 ) + fyy (x0 , y0 )
c) (x − x0 )fx (x0 , y0 )
d) f (x, y) − f (x0 , y0 )
e) fx (x0 , y0 ) + fy (x0 , y0 )
3. The tangent plane to z = f (x, y) at (x0 , y0 , z0 ) is:
a) z = f (x0 , y0 ) + fx (x0 , y0 )(x − x0 ) + fy (x0 , y0 )(y − y0 )
b) z = fx (x0 , y0 )(x − x0 )
c) z = fy (x0 , y0 )(y − y0 )
d) z = f (x0 , y0 ) + f ′ (x0 )(x − x0 )
e) z = x0 + y0 + z0

4. Find the Taylor series of ex at x0 = 0:

x2
a) ex = 1 + x + 2! + ...
2 3
x x
b) ex = x + 2! + 3!
c) ex = 1 + x + x + . . . 2

d) ex = 1 + x
e) ex = x + x3 + . . .
5. Evaluate the limit:
xy
lim
(x,y)→(0,0) x2 + y 2
a) 0
b) 1
c) ∞
d) −1
e) Does not exist

6. The order of the PDE:

∂3u ∂2u
2
+ 2 =0
∂x ∂y ∂t
a) 2

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 b) 3
c) 1
d) 0
e) 4
7. The element of integration in polar coordinates is:
a) r dr dθ
b) dr dθ
c) r2 dr dθ
d) θ dr
e) dx dy
8. The volume element in spherical coordinates is:
a) ρ2 sin ϕ dρ dϕ dθ
b) ρ sin ϕ dρ dϕ dθ
c) ρ2 cos ϕ dρ dϕ dθ
d) dρ dϕ
e) dx dy dz

Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)

1. What is the order of the following PDE?

∂2u ∂3u ∂u
+ + =0
∂x2 ∂x∂y 2 ∂t
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 0
2. Which of the following is a linear PDE?
∂2u
a) u ∂u
∂x + ∂y 2 =0
∂2u
b) ∂x2 + sin(u) = 0
∂u ∂u
c) ∂t + x ∂x = 0
∂2u
d) ∂x2 + eu = 0
∂2u ∂2u
e) ∂x2 + ∂y 2 =0

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 3. Which PDE represents the heat equation?
2
∂u
a) ∂t = k ∂∂xu2
∂2u ∂2u
b) ∂x2 + ∂y 2 =0
2 2
∂ u 2∂ u
c) ∂t2 − c ∂x2 =0
∂u ∂u
d) ∂t + u ∂x = 0
3
∂ u ∂u
e) ∂x3 + ∂y =0
4. Which of the following PDEs is a second-order wave equation?
∂2u 2
a) ∂t2 = c2 ∂∂xu2
2
∂u
b) ∂t = k ∂∂xu2
∂2u ∂2u
c) ∂x2 + ∂y 2 =0
∂u
d) ∂x + u ∂u
∂t =0
2
∂ u
e) ∂x2 + u2 = 0
5. Which of the following is the general solution to Laplace’s equation in two
dimensions?
∂2u ∂2u
+ 2 =0
∂x2 ∂y
a) u(x, y) = A sin(x) + B cos(y)
b) u(x, y) = Ax2 + By 2
c) u(x, y) = Aex + Be−y
d) u(x, y) = A(x2 − y 2 ) + Bxy
e) u(x, y) = Aeix + Be−iy

Domain of Multivariable Functions

1. Find the domain of:
1
f (x, y) = p
x2 + y2 − 4

(a) x2 + y 2 ≥ 4
(b) x2 + y 2 > 4
(c) x2 + y 2 ≤ 4
(d) x2 + y 2 < 4
(e) x2 + y 2 = 4

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2. Find the domain of:
p
f (x, y, z) = z − x2 − y 2

(a) z ≥ x2 + y 2
(b) z > x2 + y 2
(c) z < x2 + y 2
(d) z ≤ x2 + y 2
(e) z = x2 + y 2

3. Find the domain of:

f (x, y) = ln(y 2 − x2 )

(a) y 2 > x2
(b) y 2 < x2
(c) y 2 ≥ x2
(d) y 2 ≤ x2
(e) y 2 = x2
4. Find the domain of:
1
f (x, y) =
y − x2
(a) y > x2
(b) y ≥ x2
(c) y < x2
(d) y ̸= x2
(e) y = x2