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Calc 7.7 Solutions

The document contains a series of practice problems and test prep questions focused on finding particular solutions to differential equations using the method of separation of variables. Each problem includes initial conditions and requires the student to derive solutions, sketch graphs, and analyze the behavior of the functions. Additionally, there are questions that assess understanding of tangent lines and concavity related to the solutions.

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Calc 7.7 Solutions

The document contains a series of practice problems and test prep questions focused on finding particular solutions to differential equations using the method of separation of variables. Each problem includes initial conditions and requires the student to derive solutions, sketch graphs, and analyze the behavior of the functions. Additionally, there are questions that assess understanding of tangent lines and concavity related to the solutions.

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7.

7 Separation of Variables (Particular Solutions)


Calculus
Practice
For each differential equation, find the solution that passes through the given initial condition.
1. 𝑦 cos 𝑥 and 𝑦 4 when 𝑥 0 2. if 𝑦 0 2

3. 𝑦 sin 𝑥 if 𝑦 2 4. 8 𝑦 and 𝑦 6 when 𝑥 0

5. 𝑦 5 𝑥 2 when 𝑓 0 1 6. if 𝑦 0 4
7. Find the particular solution to 𝑒 when 𝑓 0 2. Sketch the
graph of this particular solution on the slope field provided.

8. Find the particular solution to 𝑥𝑦 if 𝑦 1 when 𝑥 0. Sketch


the graph of this particular solution on the slope field provided.

7.7 Separation of Variables (Particular Solutions) Test Prep

9. Consider the differential equation 𝑒 4𝑥 1 . Let 𝑦 𝑓 𝑥 be the particular solution to the differential
equation that passes through 2,0 .

(a) Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of 𝑓 at the point 2,0 . Use the tangent line to
approximate 𝑓 2.2 .

(b) Find 𝑦 𝑓 𝑥 , the particular solution to the differential equation that passes through 2,0 .
10. One of Mr. Kelly’s calculus students attempted to solve the differential equation 2𝑥𝑦 with initial
condition 𝑦 3 when 𝑥 0. In which step, if any, does an error first appear?

Step 1: 𝑑𝑦 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥
Step 2: ln|𝑦| 𝑥 𝐶
Step 3: |𝑦| 𝑒 𝐶
Step 4: Since 𝑦 3 when 𝑥 0, 3 𝑒 𝐶.
Step 5: 𝑦 𝑒 2

(A) Step 2 (B) Step 3 (C) Step 4 (D) Step 5 (E) There is no
error in the solution.

11. Consider the differential equation 6 2𝑦. Let 𝑦 𝑓 𝑥 be the particular solution to the differential
equation with the initial condition 𝑓 0 4.

a. Write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of 𝑦 𝑓 𝑥 at 𝑥 0. Use the tangent line to
approximate 𝑓 0.6 .

b. Find the value of at the point 0, 4 . Is the graph of 𝑦 𝑓 𝑥 concave up or concave down at the point
0, 4 ? Give a reason for your answer.

c. Find 𝑦 𝑓 𝑥 , the particular solution to the differential equation with the initial condition 𝑓 0 4.

d. For the particular solution 𝑦 𝑓 𝑥 found in part c, find lim 𝑓 𝑥 .


→
12. The graph of the derivative of 𝑓, 𝑓 , is shown to the right. The y
domain of 𝑓 is the set of all 𝑥 such that 4 𝑥 0. 
𝑓 𝑥
Given that 𝑓 2 0, find the solution 𝑓 𝑥 .
x
  



The function exists at 𝑥 2, so there


should be an “or equal to” on one of
the inequalities.
13. Mr. Bean’s favorite addiction (rhymes with
Poctor Depper) is put into a cylindrical container with radius 3 inches, as shown in 3 in
the figure above. Let ℎ be the depth of the soda in the container, measured in
inches, where ℎ is a function of time 𝑡, measured in minutes. The volume 𝑉 of soda
in the container is changing at the rate of √ℎ cubic inches per minute throughout
the morning. Given that ℎ 9 at the start of 1st period (𝑡 0), solve the differential
equation for ℎ as a function of 𝑡. (The volume 𝑉 of a cylinder with radius 𝑟 and
ℎ in
height ℎ is 𝑉 𝜋𝑟 ℎ.)

14. The rate at which a baby koala bear gains weight is proportional to the difference between its adult weight and
its current weight. At time 𝑡 0, when the bear is first weighed, its weight is 2 pounds. If 𝐵 𝑡 is the weight
of the bear, in pounds, at time 𝑡 days after it is first weighed, then 20 𝐵 . Find 𝑦 𝐵 𝑡 , the
particular solution to the differential equation.

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