Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
1
7. Obtain the general solution (or particular solution) of the following
differential equations.
dy √
(i) x(1 − x2 ) + (2x2 − 1) y = x3 (Ans : y = x + cx 1 − x2 )
dx
(ii) e−y sec2 y dy = dx + x dy (Ans : x ey = tany + c)
dy
(iii) = x3 y 3 − xy
dx
9. Apply the given operator to the given function (show all the steps
in detail) :
x x x
(i) 8D2 + 2D − I; cosh , sinh , e 2
2 2
(ii) (D + 5I)(D − I); e−3x sin x, e3x , x2
(iii) (D − 4I)(D + 3I); x3 − x2 , sin 4x, e−3x
2
11. Find linear ODE for which the following functions are linearly
independent solutions :
(i) 1, e−2x (ii) cos 5x, sin 5x (iii) x2 , x3 (iv) ex , xex (v) x, x ln x
(vi) 1, x, cos 2x, sin 2x (vii) ex , xex , cos x, sin x, x cos x, x sin x
(viii) e−(s+it)x , e−(s−it)x (ix) ex , e−x , e2x (x) e−kx cos πx, e−kx sin πx
12. What is the superposition or linearity principle ? For what nth -order
ODEs does it hold ?
13. Reduce to first order and solve, showing each step in detail :
(i) y 00 + (y 0 )3 sin y = 0
(ii) 2xy 00 = 3y 0
14. Find the curve through the origin in the xy− plane which satisfies
2x
y 00 = 2y 0 and whose tangent at the origin has slope 1. (Ans : − 12 + e2 )
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦