UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

OCTOBER 2022

MAT3706

Ordinary Differential Equations

Examiners:
First: DR CA AGYINGI
Second: DR PP GHOSH
External: PROF B MUAJETJEJA

57 Marks
3 Hours

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 QUESTION 1

Show that the system:

ẍ − 4x − 2ẏ − y = cos t,
2ẋ + x + ÿ = 5 sin 3t,

is equivalent to the following triangular system:

P1 (D)[y] = f1 (t),
P2 (D)[x] + P3 (D)[y] = f2 (t).

DO NOT solve the system.

Total = 11

QUESTION 2

Solve the system:

   
0 1 0 1
Ẋ = 0 0 1  X, X(0) = 0 .
   

2 1 −2 1
NB: Why is there a unique solution to the above system? Total = 17

QUESTION 3

If F(t) is continuous and Φ is a fundamental matrix of Ẋ = AX, then the inhomogeneous system
Ẋ = AX + F has solution Z t
Xp (t) = Φ(t) Φ−1 (s) F(s)ds.
t0

Use the result above to find a general solution of

! !
0 1 cos t
Ẋ = X+ ,
−1 0 − sin t

at t0 = 0. (17)

QUESTION 4

Classify the critical points of the plane autonomous system corresponding to the second order non-linear
differential equation
ẍ + ν(x2 − 1)ẋ + x = 0.

. (12)

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 2 MAT3706
October 2022

TOTAL: 57 Marks

First Examiner Dr. CA Agyingi

Second Examiner Dr. PP Ghosh
External Examiner: Prof B. Muatjetjeja

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