Problem Sheet 7
Problem Sheet 7
Problem Sheet 7
First Order ODE
5. Solve
(−y/x2 + 2 cos 2x ) dx + (1/x − 2 sin 2y) dy = 0.
6. Solve
(e(x+y) − y) dx + ( xe x+y + 1) dy = 0.
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8. Find the general solution of following IVP’s. If an initial condition is given, find also the
corresponding particular solution.
(a) x2 y′ + 3xy = 1/x, y(1) = −1.
Ans: General solution: y = x −3 ( x + c) Particular solution: y = x −2 − 2x −3
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(b) y′ + 4x2 y = (4x2 − x )e− x /2
3 2
Ans: y = ce−4x /3 + e− x /2
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(c) y′ + x2 y = (e− x sinh x )/(3y2 )
n 3 o1/3
Ans: y = e− x (cosh x + c)
(d) y′ sin 2y + x cos 2y = 2x (Reduce to a linear equation by the substitution z = cos 2y,
or use separation of variables)
1 2
Ans: y = (arccos(2 + ce x )
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9. Show that the sum of a solution of the non-homogeneous linear ODEs
(i): y′ + p( x )y = r ( x )
and a solution of the homogeneous linear ODEs
(ii): y′ + p( x )y = 0)
is another solution of (i) as well.