Practice Set 4 Aem I (Math1059)
Practice Set 4 Aem I (Math1059)
2 + 𝑥 + 𝑥 sin 𝑦
1. Define linear and non-linear ordinary differential equations. State with reason the
𝑑2𝑦 2 𝑑𝑦
= 0.
following differential equations are linear or non-linear. (i)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(ii) 𝑑2𝑦
2 + 5(𝑥 + 𝑦)2 𝑑𝑦 + 6𝑦 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(iii) 𝑥2 𝑑𝑑2𝑥𝑦2 − 𝑥 𝑑𝑦
𝑑𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1 − log𝑒 𝑥, (𝑥 > 0).
3. Show that the given equations are not exact but becomes exact when multiplied by the
given integrating factor (𝐼. 𝐹. ). (a) (𝑦 + 𝑦3
+ ) 𝑑𝑥 +(𝑥 + 𝑥 𝑦 2)𝑑𝑦 = 0,
𝑥2
(𝐼. 𝐹. ) = 𝑥3.
3 2
4. Is the integrating factor of any solvable non-exact differential equation unique? Justify
your answer with at least an example.
Department of Mathematics PRACT ICE SET 4
If 𝑀(𝑥, 𝑦)𝑑𝑥 + 𝑁(𝑥, 𝑦)𝑑𝑦 = 0 and 𝑃(𝑥, 𝑦)𝑑𝑥 + 𝑄(𝑥, 𝑦)𝑑𝑦 = 0 are exact
differential equations, the show that (𝑀 + 𝑃)𝑑𝑥 + (𝑁 + 𝑄)𝑑𝑦 = 0 is also an
5.
7. Examine whether the following differential equations are exact or not. If not exact,
made it exact and hence solve.
1
where 𝜔2 = 1
. If 𝑛 = 𝜔, prove that 𝑖 = 𝐸𝑡
sin 𝜔𝑡.
𝐿𝐶 2𝐿
𝑑𝑃 𝑃
= 0.08𝑃 (1 − ) 𝑃(0) = 100
𝑑𝑡 1000
and use it to find the population sizes 𝑃(40) and 𝑃(80). At what time does the
14. Biologists stocked a lake with 400 fish and estimated the carrying capacity (the
population reach 900?
maximal population for the fish of that species in that lake) to be 10,000. The number
of fish tripled in the first year.
𝑑𝑃 𝑃
(i) Assuming that the size of the fish population satisfies the logistic equation
= 𝑟𝑃 (1 − ),
𝑑𝑡 𝑁
(ii) How long will it take for the population to increase to 5000?
find an expression for the size of the population after t years.