United College of Engineering and Research

Unit: I Topic: Differential Equations

Course: B. Tech. Subject: Mathematics- II
Branch: EC, CS, IT, ME, CE & EE Year: 2022-23 Subject Code: BAS- 203
Sem: II
QUESTION BANK
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Note: Following are the problems which are required to be done by the students for an overall understanding of the
topics.
Linear Differential equation with constant coeffiecient
Solve the following differential equations:
1. D2y – 3 Dy + 2y = Cosh x + Cos3x. 2. (D2 + 4)y = ex + Sin2x
3. (D2 + 4D + 3)y = e-3x. 4. D3y + 3D2 y + 3Dy + y = e-x
5. (D3 – 2D – 4)y = x4 + 3x2 6. (D2-a2)y- = eax – e-ax.
x
8. (D-1) (D +1) y = sin 2  e .
x
7. (D+2)(D-1)2y = e-2x+2 sinhx. 2 2 2 2

9. (D2+4D+8)y=sin(2x+3) 10. (D3+8)y= x4+2x+1.

11. (D-2)2y=8(e2x+sin2x+x2) 12. D2- 4y = x sinhx .
13. (D2 + 4)y = x sin2 x 14. (D2 + a2)y = Tan ax.
x
 x 3 x
15. (D4 + D2 + 1)y = e 2 Cos . 16. (D2 + 3D + 2)y = e e .
2
x
17. (D-1)2(D2+1)2y=sin2 2 + ex .  
18. D2  6D  13 y  8e3x sin 4x  2x.

d2y dy e x d2x dx
19.  2  y  . 20.  2n cos   n 2 x  a cos nt ;
dx 2 dx x2 dt 2
dt
dx
x = 0,  0 when t = 0.
dt

d2y dy 
21. 2
 2  37 sin 3x  0, and find the value of y when x  , being given that
dx dx 2
dy
y = 3,  0 when x = 0.
dx

22. (D2 – 4 D + 2)y = Sin2x, given that y = 1/8 and Dy = 4 when x = 0. Find also the value of y when x = .
4
23. (D2 y  1) y  1 which vanishes when x = 0 and tends to a finite limit as x approaches to   .
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS

24. (D2- 1)y= xex sinx [Ans:  e x 2 cos x  x sin x  ] (2005)

25. (D2 – 4D + 4)y = 8 x2 e2x Sin2x  
[Ans: PI =  e2 x{4 x cos 2 x  2 x 2  3 sin 2 x} ] (2004,05)
2
[Ans: PI = e x 2 sin x  x cos x  ]
d y dy
26. 2
 2  y  xex cos x (2009)
dx dx
3
d y d2y dy
27. 3
 3 2  4  2 y  e x  cos x
dx dx dx
[Ans: PI = xex  3 sin x  cos x  ]
1
(2001,06)
10
28. (D2 – 4D --5) y = e2x +3cos(4x+3)
e2 x
[Ans: PI=  
3
16 sin 4 x  3  21cos4 x  3]. (2008)
9 697
 d2y 1 3x  3 1
e  x    3 cos 2 x  sin 2 x  ]
dy
29.  3  2 y  xe3 x  sin 2 x [Ans: PI = (2003)
dx 2
dx 2  2  20

d3y
log sin 2 x  cos 2 x log cos ec 2 x  cot 2 x   ] (2007)
dy 1 1 1
30. 3
4  4 cot 2 x [Ans: PI =
dx dx 2 2 2
1  sin 3x  cos 3x 31cos 5 x  25 sin 5 x 
31. (D2+5D-6)y=sin4x.sinx [Ans; PI =    ]. (2009)
2 30 1586 
x
32. (D2 + a2)y = Sin ax. [Ans: PI =  cos ax ] (2008)
2a
d3y  
33.  y  0; given that y(0)  2 and y   2 [Ans; y=2(cosx - sinx)] (2008)
2
3
dx
d3y d2y dy 1
34. 2 3  2  4  2 y  ex [Ans; PI  e x ] (2007)
dx dx dx 3
d 2x g
35. If  x  a   0; a, b and g are positive numbers and x  a , dx/dt = 0 when t = 0 , show that
dt 2 b

x  a  a  a cos
g
t. (2007)
b
36.  
Solve D4  6D3  11D2  6D y  20e2 x sin x . [Ans: PI= 2e2 x sin x  2 cos x  ] (2005)

 
x
37. (D2- 1)y= x2ex + xsinx [Ans: PI= 
1
x sin x  cos x   xe 2 x 2  3x  3 ] (2009)
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Homogenous Linear Differential equation:

Solve the following differential equations:

38. x 2 y  xy  y  x 3 e x 39. x 2 y  5xy  4 y  x log x.
d3y 2
3 d y 2 dy d2 y (log x ) sin(log x )  1
40. x4 dx 3  2 x dx 2  x dx  xy  1 .
dy
41. x 2 2
 3x y .
dx dx x
d2 y dy
42. x D
2 2

 3xD  1 y 
1
. 43. (2x+3) dx 2  2(2x  3) dx  12 y  6x .
2
1  x 2
d 2 y 1 dy 12 log x
44.   .
dx 2 x dx x2
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
2
2 d y dy ex
45. x 2
 4x  2 y  ex [Ans; y 
c1 c2
 2  2] (2005)
dx dx x x x
d2y dy
46. x2 2
x  y  log x sin(log x )
dx dx
[Ans; y  c1 cos z  c 2 sin z  log x sinz - log x  cos z where z  logx ]
1 1 2
(2002)
2 4
3 2
d y d y dy x
47. x3 3  3x 2 2  x  y  x  log x [Ans; PI =  log x ] (2001)
dx dx dx 2
 1
3 2
dy d y 2
48. x 3 3  2x 2 2  2 y  10 x  . [Ans; PI = 5 x  log x ] (2009)
dx dx  x x
Simultaneous Linear Differential equation:
Solve the following differential equations:
49. x ( t )  y, y (t)  -x, x(0)  0, y(0)  0.
50. t dx (t-2x) dt , t dy = (tx + ty + 2x - t) dt
51. t x  y  0 and ty  x  0, given x(1) = 1, y(-1) = 0.

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 d2x d2 y
52.  4x  5y  t 2 ,  5y  4 y  t  1
dt 2 dt 2

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS

53. Solve the system Dx + Dy + 3x = Sin t and Dx + y – x = Cos t. (2003)

2 2
dx dy
54. Solve the system 2  3x  4 y  0 , xy0 (2005)
dt dt 2
55. x  5x  2 y  t , y  2x  y  0 being given x = 0, y = 0 when t = 0 for some definite values of
Constants. (2008)
dx dy dx dy
56. Solve the system   2 y  2 cos t  7 sin t; -  2x  4cost - 3sint. (2001)
dt dt dt dt
d 2 x dy t d2 y dx
57. Solve 2
  3 x  e and 2
 4  3 y  sin 2t (2007)
dt dt dt dt
dx dy
58. Solve the system  4x  3 y  t,  2 x  5 y  et (2006)
dt dt
dx dy
59. Solve the system  y  sin t ,  x  cos t given x(0 )  2 , y(0)  0. (2004)
dt dt
dx 2 dy 1
60. Solve the system  ( x  y)  1 ,  ( x  5 y)  t (2005)
dt t dt t
61. Solve x  y  sin t, y  x  cost. (2004)
dx dy
62. Solve the system  5 x  y  et , ,  x  5 y  e5t (2009)
dt dt
dx dy
63. Solve the system  3x  2 y  0 ,  5x  3 y  0 (2008)
dt dt
dx dy
64. Solve the system  y 1 ,  x 1 (2009)
dt dt
65. Solve the system xt   y, y t   - x , x0  0 , y0  0. (2001)
dx dy
66. The equations of motion of a particle are given by  y  0,  x  0. Find the path of the
dt dt
particle and show that it is a circle. (2009).
Second order Differential equation:
Solve the following differential equations:
67. Sin 2 x y  2 y , given that y = cot x is a solution of it.
68. ( x sin x  cos x ) y   x cos x y   y cos x  0 of which y = x is a solution.
69. x 2 y  (x 2  2x) y  (x  2) y  x 3 e x , given that y = x is a solution
d2 y dy
70. Solve , (x+2) 2
 (2x  5)  2 y  ( x  1)e x ,given that y = e2x is an integral included in
dx dx
complementary function.
d2y dy
71. Solve x dx 2  x dx  y  0 , Given that y= x+1/x is one integral.
2

72. Find the general solution of the equation (x 2  x ) y  (2  x 2 ) y  (2  x) y  x( x  1)2 given
that y1  e x is a solution of the equation in the C.F.
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
73. Find the solution of the equation y  4xy  (4x 2  2) y  0 , given that y  e x is a solution.
2

y  e x C1x  C2  ]
2
[Ans; (2004)
Method of Variaion of parameters:
Solve the following differential equations:

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 74. y   y  cos ec x. 75. y   2 y   y  2x.
76. y  y  6y  e  x . 76. y   4 y  tan 2x.
77. y  2y  3y  64xe  x . 78. y  2 y  5y  e  x sec 2x.
d2y dy d2 y dy
79.2
 2  y  e x log x. 80. ( x  2) 2
 (2x  5)  2 y  (1  x )e x .
dx dx dx dx
2 2
d y dy 1 d y dy
81. x2 2  4 x  2 y  x2  2 . 82. x 2  2x (1  x )  2(1  x ) y  x 3 .
dx dx x dx dx
83. (1-x)y2 + xy1 – y = (1-x)2. 84. x2 y’’ – 2xy’ -4y = 32 (logx)2 .
85. D2  6D  2y  4e x sec3 x 86. y2 - y = e-x sin e-x + cos e-x .

87. y2 + y = tanx , 0< x < .
2
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
x 2e  x
y  C1  C2 x e 
3
88. y  2y  y  e  x log x. [Ans; x
log x  x 2e x ] (2008).
2 4
89. y  y 
2
[Ans;   
y  C1e x  C2e x  1  e x log e x  1  e x log e x  1 . ] (2001) 
1  ex
ex
90. y  2 y  e x sin x. [Ans; y  C1  C2 e2 x  sin x ] (2003)
2
C2  3 60 
91. x 2 y  xy  y  x5e x . [Ans; y  C1 x 
  x  7 x 2  27 x  60   e x ] (2002,06)
x  x 
 1  3 C2 x 3
92. x 2 y  2xy  12y  x 3 log x. [Ans; y   C1   x  4  log x7 log x  2. ] (2004)
 343  x 98
d2y dy
 y cot x  sin 2 x. [Ans; y  C1 sin x  cos x   C2e  x  sin 2 x  cos 2 x ] (2001)
1 1
93. 2
 (1  cot x )
dx dx 10 5

94. y  y  sec x [Ans; y  c1 cos x  c2 sin x  x sin x  cos x log cos x ] (2002,04)
 log cos ax  x 
95. y  n 2 y  sec nx . [Ans; y    c1  cos ax    c2  sin ax ] (2005,08)
  a 
2
a

96.
d2y
dx 2
dy
 3  2y 
dx
ex
1 e x
 
[Ans: y  C1e x  C2e2 x  e x log e x  1  e x  e2 x log e x  1 . ] 
(2005) 
d2y
97.  y  tan x [Ans: y  c1 cos x  c2 sin x  cos x log sec x  tan x ] (2000,09)
dx 2
98. Apply the method of Variation of parameters to solve D 2  1y  21  e  2 x 
1

2 (2009)

   
1
[Ans; y  c1e x  c2e  x  sin 1 e  x .e x  e 2 x  1 .e  x ]
2

2 x
d y dy e
99. 2
2  e x sin x. [Ans; y  c1  c2e2 x  sin x ] (2003)
dx dx 2
Normal form or by Removing the first Derivative or By Changing the Dependent Variables:
Solve the following differential equations:
100. x 2 y  2(x 2  x) y  (x 2  2x  2) y  0. 101. y  2 tan x y  5y  secx e x .
1
(x 2 2x)  d2 y   dy 
102. y   2xy   ( x 2  2) y  e 2 103.  2  y  cot x  2  y tan x   sec x .
.
 dx   dx 
2 2
d y 1 dy y d y dy
  2 (8  x  x)  0 .  4x  (4x 2  3) y  e x .
2
104. 2
105. 2
dx x dx 4x dx dx
106. Make use of transformation y(x) = v(x) sec x to obtain the solution of
y   2 y  tan x  5y  0, y(0)  0, y (0)  6 .
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS

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 d2y dy
 4x  (4 x 2  1) y  3e x sin 2 x y  e x C1 cos x  C2 sin x  sin 2 x] (2004)
2 2
107. 2
[Ans;
dx dx

By Changing the Independent Variable:

Solve the following differential equations:
108. (1  x 2 ) y  (1  x) y  y  4 cos log( 1  x). 109. y  tan x y  y cos 2 x  0.
d 2 y  1  dy
110. (1  x ) y  2x (1  x ) y  4 y  0.
2 2 2
111.  1    4x 2 ye  2 x  4(x 2  x 3 )e3x .
dx  x  dx
2

d2 y dy
 (1  4e x )  3e2 x y  e2( x  e ) .
x
112. 2
dx dx
113. Solve the following differential equation by changing independent variable:
d2 y dy
2
 (3 sin x  cot x )  2 y sin 2 x  e cos x sin 2 x.
dx dx
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
1 x2
114. y   y   4 x 2 y  x 4 . [Ans; y  c1 cos z  c2 sin z  where z  x 2  c ] (2001,02,03)
x 4
2
[Ans; y  c1  c2 z e z  , where z  x 2 ] (2006)
d y dy 1
115. x 2  (4 x 2 1)  4 x3 y  2 x3
dx dx 2
Application of differential equations:
Solve the following differential equations:
1. The differential equation for a circuit in which self- inductance neutralize each other is
d 2i i
L 2   0. Find the current i as a function of t, given that I is the maximum current and i = 0 when t = 0
dt c
2. For an electric circuit with circuit constants L, R, C the charge q on a plate condenser is given by
d 2q dq q dq
L 2 R   E and the current i  . Let L = 1 henry, c  10 4 farad, R = 100 ohms and
dt dt c dt
E = 100 volts. Suppose that no charge is present and no current is flowing at time t = 0, when the
e. m. f. is applied. Determine q and i at any time t.
3. The voltage V and the current i at a distance x from the sending end of the transmission line satisfy
dV di
the equations   Ri ;   GV where G and R are constants. If V = V0 at the sending end
dx dx
Sinh n (  x ) 
(x = 0) and V = 0 at the receiving end (x =  ), show that V  V0  2
 ,when n = RG .
 Sinh n 
4. The equation of motion of an electron under certain conditions are
d2x dy d2y dx
m 2  eH  eE and m 2  eH 0
dt dt dt dt
dx dy
with conditions x, , y, are 0 when t = 0, find the path of the electron.
dt dt
5. Write a note on differential equation with special emphasis on formation and application of it in
various physical problems.
d 2x dx
6. Integrate the differential equation 2
 2 x   2 x  a cos pt and give the physical
dt dt
interpretation of the complete solution. Also deduce that the solution takes the form
a cos( pt   )  2kp 
x  tan   2  As t tends to infinity.
( 2  p 2 ) 2  4k 2 p 2    p 2 
PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS
7. The deflection of a strut of length  with one end (x = 0) built- in and the other supported and

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 d2y a 2R
subjected to end thrust P, satisfies the equation  a 2
y  (  x ). Find the deflection curve.
dx 2 P
(2001)
8. A beam of length  is clamped horizontally at its end x = 0 and is free at the end x   . A point load

W is applied at the end x   in addition to a uniform load W per unit length from x = 0 to x  .
2
Find the deflection at any point. (2002)
8. The equation of electromagnetic force in terms of current i for an electric circuit having resistance R
i
and a condenser of capacity C , in series , is E  R i   dt . Find the current i at any time t,
C
when E  E0 sin t . (2006)
d 2Q dQ  1 
9. The Damped L-C-R circuit is governed by the equation L R   Q  0 , where L,C,Rare
dt 2
dt  C 
positive constants. Find the condition under which the circuit is overdamped, underdamped and critically
damped. Find also the critical resistance. (2005,2008)
10. An inductance L of 2H and a resistance R of 20 ohm are connected in series with an e.m.f. E volt. If
current i is zero when t=0 , Find current i at the and of 0.01 second if E = 100 V, using the following
di
differential equation: L  iR  E . (2008)
dt
11. An inductance L of 0.1H and a resistance R of 5ohm are connected in series with a battery of 12
volt. Find current i in the circuit as a function of time , using the following differential equation:
di
L  iR  E . (2008)
dt
12. In an L-C-R circuit , the charge q on a plate of a condenser is given by
d 2q dq q 1
L 2 R   E sinpt The circuit is turned to resonance so that p 2  .
dt dt c LC
If initially the current i and the charge q be zero, Show that for small values of R/L, the current
 Et 
in the circuit at time t is given by   sin pt . (2004)
 2L 
13. In an L-C-R circuit , the charge q on a plate of a condenser is given by
d 2q dq q dq 1
L 2  R   E sin t , where i  . The circuit is turned to resonance so that  2  .
dt dt c dt LC
E   
R
4L  R
If R  and q=0=i , when t=0 , show that q   cos t  e  cos pt 
2L 
sin pt 
2

C R   2 Lp 
E 
Rt
1  1 R2
and i  sin t  e sin pt  , where p 2 
2L
 2. (2003)
R  p LC  LC 4 L
14. An uncharged condenser of capacity C is charged by applying an e.m.f. of value
 t 
E sin   through leads of inductance L and of negligible resistance. The charge q on the plate of
 LC 
d 2q 1 E t
the condenser satisfies the equation 2  q  sin . Find the charge at any time t. (2003)
dt LC L LC
15. A particle falls under gravity in resisting medium whose resistance varies with velocity v. Find the
relation between distance velocity if initially the particle starts from rest. (2003, 04, 09)
16. A 4kg object falls from rest of time t=0 in a medium offering a resistance in kg numerically equal to
twice its instantaneous velocity in m/sec . Find the velocity and distance travelled at any time t>0 ,
and also the limiting velocity . (2007)

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17. A mass M suspended from the end of a helical spring is subjected to a periodic force
f  F sin t in the direction of its length. The force f is measured positive vertically
down wards and at zero time M is at rest. If the spring stiffness is S, Prove that the
displacement of M at time t from the commencement of motion is given by
F    S
x  sin t  sin pt  where p 2 

M p2   2   p  M
and Damping effects are neglected

(2001,02)
18. A particle begins to move from a distance a towards a fixed centre which repels it with retardation
 x . If its initial velocity is a  , Show that it will continually approach the fixed centre but will
never reach it . (2007)
2
d x dx
19. Solve the equation 2
 2k   x  f cos pt which represent Damped forced
dt dt
oscillations   k  and in the result point out the terms that represents free oscillations
an forced oscillations respectively and also the Damping factor ; and show that ultimately
the free oscillations die away and forced oscillations alone persist. (2009)
20. A body executes damped forced vibrations given by the equation
d2x dx
2
 2k  b 2 x  e  kt sin t .
dt dt
Solve the equation for both the cases when i)  2  b 2  k 2 and ii)  2  b 2  k 2 . (2001, 02, 03, 04)

21. A point moves in a straight line towards a centre of force , starting from rest at a distance
(dis tan ce)3
‘a’ from centre of force. Show that time of reaching a point distance ‘b’ from centre of force
 a  2 
is   a  b 2 and that its velocity then is

 a 2  b2 . (2009, 01)
   ab

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