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ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: ASSIGNMENT 1

FIRST ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

1. On the open interval (– c, c), where c is a positive real number, y(x)is an infinitely

differentiable solution of the differential equation

dy
= y 2 − 1 + cos x,
dx

with the initial consition y(0) = 0. Then which one of the following is correct?

(a) y(x) has a local maximum at the origin.

(b) y(x) has a local minimum at the origin.

(c) y(x)is strictly increasing on the open interval (−δ, δ) for some positive real number δ.

(d) y(x)is strictly decreasing on the open interval (−δ, δ) for some positive real number δ.

2. For some real number c with 0 < c < 1, let ϕ: (1 − c, 1 + c) → (0, ∞)

be a differentiable function such that ϕ(1) = 1 and y = ϕ(x) is a solution of the

differential equation (x 2 + y 2 )dx − 4xydy = 0.

Then which one of the following is true?

2
(a) (3(ϕ(x)) + x 2 )2 = 4x.
2
(b) (3(ϕ(x)) − x 2 )2 = 4x.
2
(c) (3(ϕ(x)) + x 2 )2 = 4ϕ(x).
2
(d) (3(ϕ(x)) − x 2 )2 = 4ϕ(x).

3. Let (– c, c)be the largest interval in ℝ (where c is either positive real number or c = ∞)

on which the solution y(x) of the differential equation

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dy
= x 2 + y 2 + 1,
dx

with the initial consition y(0) = 0. Then which one of the following is/are correct?

(a) y(x) is an odd function on (−c, c).

(b) y(x) is an even function on (−c, c).

(c) (y(x))2 has a local minimum at 0.

(d) (y(x))2 has a local maximum at 0.

dy
4. Let y(x) be the soliution of the differential equation + 3x 2 y = x 2 , for x ∈ ℝ
dx
Satisfying y(0) = 4. Then lim y(x) is equal to______.
x→∞

(Rounded off to two decimal places)

5. Consider the family F1 of curves lying in the region {(x, y) ∈ ℝ2 : y > 0 & 0 < x < π}
c(1−cos x)
and given by y = , where c is appositive real number. Let F2 be the family of
sin x

orthogonal trajectories to F1 . Consider the curve C belonging to the family F2 passing

π π
through the point ( , 1) . If a is a real number such that ( . a) lies on C,
3 4

then the value of a4 is equal to (Rounded off upto 2 decimal places).

6. Let 0 < α < 1 be a real number. The number of differentiable functions

y: [0,1] → (0, ∞), having continuous derivative on [0,1] and satisfying

y ′ (t) = (y(t))α , y(0) = 0 is

(a) exactly one.

(b) exactly two.

(c) finite but more than two.

(d) infinite.
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7. Consider the family of curves x 2 − y 2 = ky with parameter k ∈ ℝ. The equation of

the orthogonal trajectory to this famly passing through (1,1)is given by

(a) x 3 + 3xy 2 = 4.

(b) x 2 + 2xy = 3.

(c) y 2 + 3x 2 y = 3.

(d) x 3 + 2xy 2 = 3.

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8. Let y: ( , 3) → ℝ be a differentiable function satisfying
10
dy 9
(x − 2y) + (2x + y) = 0, x ∈ ( , 3) , and y(1) = 1. Then y(2)equals___.
dx 10

9. If u = x 3 and v = y 2 transfor the differental equation 3x 5 dx − y(y 2 − x 3 )dy to

dv αu
= , then α is
du 2(u−v)

(a) 4.

(b) 2.

(c) − 2.

(d) − 4.

10. Consider the differential equation L[y] = (y − y 2 )dx + xdy = 0.

The function f(x, y)is said to be an integrating factor of the equatiuon,

1
if f(x, y)L[y] = 0becomes exact. If f(x, y) = , then
x2 y2

(a) f is an integrating factor and y = 1 − kxy, k ∈ ℝ is NOT its general solution.

(b) f is an integrating factor and y = −1 + kxy, k ∈ ℝ is its general solution.

(c) f is an integrating factor and y = −1 + kxy, k ∈ ℝ is NOT its general solution.

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(d) f is an integrating factor and y = 1 + kxy, k ∈ ℝ is its general solution.

dy
11. Consider the differential equation + 10y = f(x), x > 0. Where f(x) is continuous
dx
function such that lim f(x) = 1. Then the value of lim y(x) is ______.
x→∞ x→∞

12. let f(x, y) = 0 be a solution of the homogeneous differential equation

(2x + 5y)dx − (x + 3y)dy = 0.

If f(x + α, yy − 3) = 0 is a solution of the differential equation

(2x + 5y − 1)dx + (2 − x − 3y)dy = 0,

then the value of α is ______.

13. If x n y k is an integrating factor of the differential equation

y(1 + xy)dx + x(1 − xy)dy = 0

, then the ordered pair (h, k) is equal to

(a)(−2, −2).

(b)(−2, −1).

(c)(−1, −2).

(d)(−1, −1).

14. Let S be the family of orthogonal trazectories of the family of curves 2x 2 + y 2 = k,

for k ∈ ℝ+ . If r ∈ S and r passes through the point (1, 2) then r also passes through

(a) (4, −√2).

(b) (2, −4).

(c) (2, 2√2).

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(d) (4, 2√2).

15. An integrating factor of the differential equation

1 1 1
(y + y 2 + x 2 ) dx + (x + xy 2 )dy = 0 is
3 2 4

(a )x 2 .

(b) 3 log e x.

(c )x 3 .

(d) 2 log e x.

dy 1
16. The solution of the differential equation = (sin 2x)y 3 , satisfying y(0) = 0 is (are)
dx
(a) y(x) = 0.

8
(b) y(x) = −√ sin3 x.
27

8
(c) y(x) = √ sin3 x.
27

8
(d) y(x) = √ cos3 x.
27

dx
17. If x(t) is the solution of the differential equation = x 2 t 3 + xt, for t > 0
dt

satisfying x(0) = 1, then the value of x(√2) is ⋯ (correct upto two decimal places)

18. If the orthogonal trajectories of the family of the ellipse x 2 + 2y 2 = c1 , c1 > 0,

are given by y = c2 x α , c2 ∈ ℝ, then α = ⋯

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19. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation

(Xy + y + e−x ) dx + (x + e−x )dy = 0

satisfying y(0) = 1, then y(−1) is equal to

e
(a ) .
e−1
2e
(b) .
e−1
e
(c ) .
1−e
(d) 0.

20. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation

dy
= (y − 1)(y − 3), satisfying the condition
dx

y(0) = 2, then which of the following is (are ) true?

(a) The function y(x) is not bounded abve.

(b) The function y(x) is bounded.

(c) lim y(x) = 1.

x→+∞

(d) lim y(x) = 3.

x→−∞

21. Consider the initial value problem

𝑑𝑦
+ 𝛼𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥
𝑦 (0) = 1

where 𝛼 ∈ 𝑅. Then

(a) there is an 𝛼 such that 𝑦(1) = 0.

(b) there is a unique 𝛼 such that lim 𝑦(𝑥) = 0.

𝑥→∞

(c) there is NO 𝛼 such that 𝑦(0) = 1.

(d) there is a unique 𝛼 such that 𝑦(1) = 2.

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22. Consider the family of curves 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑘 with a real parameter 𝑘 > −5. Then

the orthogonal trajectory to this family of curves passing through (2,3) also passes

through

(a) (3,4)

(b) (-1,1)

(c) (1,0)

(d) (3,5)

23. Let 𝑦: 𝑅 → 𝑅 be a twice differentiable function such that 𝑦′′ is continuous on [0,1] and

𝑦(0) = 𝑦(1) = 0. Suppose 𝑦 ′′ (𝑥) + 𝑥 2 < 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ [0,1]. Then

(a) 𝑦(𝑥) > 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ (0,1)

(b) 𝑦(𝑥) < 0 for all 𝑥 ∈ (0,1)

(c) 𝑦(𝑥) = 0 has exactly one solution in (0,1)

(d) 𝑦(𝑥) = 0 has more than one solution in (0,1)

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24. Let 𝑦: (√ , ∞) → 𝑅 be the solution of
3

(2𝑥 − 𝑦)𝑦 ′ + (2𝑦 − 𝑥) = 0, 𝑦(1) = 3

Then

(a) 𝑦(3) = 1

(b) 𝑦(2) = 4 + √10

(c) 𝑦 ′ is bounded on (√2⁄3 , 1)

(d) 𝑦′ is bounded on (1, ∞)

25. If 𝑦 is the solution of

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𝑦 ′′ − 2𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 ,
1
𝑦(0) = 0, 𝑦 ′ (0) = −
2

then 𝑦(1) is equal to __________(rounded off to two decimal places).

26. Let 𝑦: (1, ∞) → 𝑅 be the solution of the differential equation

2𝑥
𝑦 ′′ − (1−𝑥)2 = 0

Satisfying 𝑦(2) = 1 and lim 𝑦(𝑥) = 0. Then 𝑦(3) is equal to _________

𝑥→∞

(round off to two decimal places)

27. Let S be the set of all real numbers 𝛼 such that the solution 𝑦 of the initial value problem
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑦 (2 − 𝑦 ),
𝑑𝑥

𝑦(0) = 𝛼,

exists on [0, ∞). Then the minimum of the set S is equal to _________ (rounded off to two

decimal places)

ANSWER KEY

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