UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, TARKWA

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS, APRIL 2023

COURSE NO: GM/GL/MN/MR/PE/ES/RP/PG/NG 255

COURSE NAME: MATHEMATICAL METHODS
CLASS: GM/GL/MN/MR/PE/ES/RP/PG/NG II TIME: 3HRS

Name: __________________________________________ Index Number: _______________

Answer ALL QUESTIONS on the question paper and show your solutions clearly in the
answer booklet provided. Where your answer is not in the possible answers provided, please
write down your own answer.

1. Linear first order differential equations are a special case of

a. Exact ODEs c. Separable ODEs
b. Inexact ODEs d. Homogeneous ODEs
2. What is the inverse Laplace Transform of a function y  t  if after solving the ODE Y  s 
s2  s  3
comes out to be Y  s   ?
 s  1 s  2  s  3
1 9 1 9
a.  e  t  e2t  3e 3t c.  et  e2t  3e3t
2 2 2 2
1  t 9  3t 1 t 3 2t
b. e  e  3e2t d. e  e  3e3t
2 2 2 2

2

 cos  x  sin  x  dx
11 9
3. Find the value of
0

1 1 1 4!5!
a.  c. 
2 10! 2 10!
5!6! 10!
b. 2  d. 2 
10! 5!6!
4. A solution to the initial value problem y  8 y  1  e 6t , y  0   0 is

a. y  t   1  1 e 6 t  5 e8 t c. y  t   4  e2t  3e 8t
8 2 8
b. y  t   1  1 e 6 t  5 e 8t d. y  t   4  e2t  3e8t
8 2 8

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 dy
5. Given 2  3 y  sin  2 x  y  0   6 , y  2  is most nearly
dx
a. 0.17643 c. 0.32046
b. 0.29872 d. 0.58024
1

x 1 x  dx is
4 3
6. The solution to
0

1 1
a. c.
120 280
64 2 4
b. d.
15 12
7. The order of a differential equation is always a
a. Positive integer c. Rational number
b. Negative integer d. Whole number

dy
8. The form of the exact solution to 2  3 y  e x y  0   5 is
dx
a. Ae1.5 x  Bxe  x c. Ae1.5x  Be  x
b. Ae 1.5 x  Be  x d. Ae1.5 x  Bxe  x

9. The following nonlinear differential equation can be solved exactly by separation of variables
d
 10 6  2  81 ;   0   1000 . The value of  100  is most nearly
dt
a. 909.10 c. 1111.10
b. 99.99 d. 1000.32

dr r
10. The integrating factor of  500 n  is
d 
a.  c. 2
b.  2 1
d.


11. y  e600x is a solution of

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 a. y /  600 y c. y /  600 y
1 1
b. y/   y d. y /  y
600 600
2
d2y  dy   d2y 
12. The degree of the ODE  2    x log  2  is
2

dx 2  dx   dx 
a. One c. Four
b. Two d. Undefined

13. The Laplace transform of the function f  t   e  t sinh  4t  is

s 4
a. c.
s  2s  4
2
s  2 s  15
2

4 s
b. d.
s  4s  3
2
s  2 s  15
2

14. Which of the following is not a definition of the Gamma function?

a.   n   n ! c.   n  1  n  n 
 
b.   n    x n 1e  x dx d.   n    e  x x n 1dx
0 0

15. Solve the IVP by Laplace transform y / /  2 y /  8 y  0, y  0   3 y /  0   6 .

a. 3et cos  3t   te  t sin  3t  c. 2et cos  3t   2e  t sin t  3t 

b. 3e t cos  3t   t sin  3t  d. 2e  t cos  3t   3te  t sin  3t 

16. Solve  cos x cos y  cot x  dx  sin x sin y dy  0

a. sin x cos y  In c cos x c. sin x cos y  In c sin x 

b. sin x cos y  In c sin x d. sin x cos y  In c cos x

5
  
 2 
17. The solution to is
 1 
  
 2 

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 4 3
a.  c. 
3 8
3 4
b. d.
4 3
18. In a tank are 100 liters of brine containing 50kg of total dissolved salt. Pure water is allowed
to run into the tank at the rate of 3 liters a minute. Brine runs out of the tank at the rate of 2
liters a minute. The instantaneous concentration in the tank is kept uniform by stirring. How
much salt is in the tank at the end of one hour?
a. 19.53 kg c. 15.45 kg
b. 49.01 kg d. 49.51 kg
3
d4y  dy 
19. Determine the order and degree of the differential equation 2 x 4  5 x 2    xy  0 .
dx  dx 
a. First order, fourth degree c. Third order, first degree
b. Fourth order, first degree d. First order, third degree
dy
20. Find the general solution of  x cos x
dx
a. y  x sin x  cos x  c c. y  x sin x  c
b. y  x sin x  cos x  c d. y   x sin x  c
dy
21. The differential equation x  x  y is
dx
I. Linear II. Separable III. Exact IV. Homogeneous
a. II , III , IV c. I , III
b. I , II , III d. II , IV

22. What is the value of  e  x dx
2

 
a. c.
2 2
 d. 
b.
2

23. A separable differential equation is of the form

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 a. M  y 
dy
 N  y dy N  y 
c. 
dt dx M  x 
dy
b. N  y   M  x  d. N  y 
dy
 M  x
dx dx
24. If y1  t  and y2  t  are two solutions of a nonhomogeneous equation ay / /  by /  cy  g  t  ,
then their difference is a solution of the equation
a. ay / /  by /  cy  0 c. ar 2  br  c  0

b. ay / /  by /  cy  g  t  d. ar 2  br  c  g  t 

25. The population of a country doubles in 50 years. How many years will it be five times as much?
Assume that the rate of increase is proportional to the number of inhabitants.
a. 100 years c. 120 years
b. 116 years d. 98 years

 
1 m
1
26. The value of the integral 1 x n
dx is
0

a.   m, n  c. n  n, m  1

b.   n, m  1 d. None of the above

dy
27. Solve the IVP  xy y  0  1 .
dx
 x2   2 
a. y  In   c. y  In  2 
 2  x 
2
x2 x 2
b. y  e 2 d. ye

28. The Laplace Transform of f  t   te  t sin  2t  is

4  s  1 4  s  1
a. c.
 s  1 s  4   s  1 
2 2 2 2
4
2 2  s  1
b. d.
 s  1
2
4
 s  1
2
4

dy
29. The solution of the differential equation 2 x  y  3 represents a family of
dx

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 a. Straight lines c. Parabolas
b. Circles d. Ellipses


2

 sin
9
30. The value of x dx is
0

128 120
a. c.
315 315
128 120
b. d.
120 128

31. An integrating factor of the D. E. is

a. In x c. x

b. In x 2 d. x 2

32. What is the value of   5.5 

11 9  7  5  3  1  9  7  5  3  1 
a. c.
32 64
11 9  7  5  3  1  9  7  5  3  1 
b. d.
64 32

2
33. What is the value of the integral  tan  d  ?
0

 3     3 
2
1   3 
a.
 4  4 
 c. 2   
2   4 
1  3  
b.   1   3  1 
2  4 
 4  d. 2   
 4  4 

dy
34. The differential equation 2  x2 y  2 x  3 y  0   5 is
dx
a. linear c. homogeneous
b. nonlinear d. exact

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35. Initial conditions are of the form
a. y  t0   y0 and / or y n  t   y0 / c. y  t   y0 and y n  t   y /

b. y  t0   y0 and / or y k  t0   y0 k d. y  t0   y0 and y k  t   yk
36. An object falls from rest in a medium offering a resistance. The velocity of the object before
dv v
the object reaches the ground is given by the differential equation   32 . What is the
dt 10
velocity of the object one second after it falls?
a. 40.54 ft/sec c. 44.12 ft/sec
b. 30.45 ft/sec d. 38.65 ft/sec
37. Which of the following is true?
a.   n  1  n   n  for any real c.   n   n   n  1 for any real
number number
b.   n  1  n   n  for n  0 d.   n   n   n  1 for n  0

38. One possible integrating factor for the linear differential equation xy /   x  1 y  3 x 2 e  x is

a. xe x c. x  In x
b. e x d. None of these

d2y dy
39. Consider the nonhomogeneous linear equation 2
 3  y  x 2e x . A particular solution to
dx dx
this equation can be obtained:
a. only by the method of c. by both, the method of
undetermined coefficients undetermined coefficients, and
method of variation of parameters
b. only by the method of variation of
parameters d. by neither of these methods
d 2v
40. The complete solution of 2
 700v  e 400 x is
dx
1 1
a. A cos 700 x  B sin 700 x  ex c. A cos 700 x  B sin 700 x  ex
160700 160700
1 1
b. A cos 700 x  B sin 700 x  e x d. A cos 700 x  B sin 700 x  e x
160700 160700

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41. Which of the following equations is a variable separable differential equation?

a.  x  y  dx  2 ydy  0 c. 2 ydx   x 2  1 dy
b.  x  x y  dy   2 x  xy  dx
2 2
d. y 2 dx   2 x  3 y  dx  0

42. Which of the following functions can be used as an integrating factor to turn the following
non exact equation  3 y cos x  xy sin x  dx  2 x cos xdy  0 into an exact equation?
a. x 2 c. y2
b. x 2 y d. xy 2

43. Which of the following differential equations is exact?

a. c.
b. d.

44. Which of the following differential equations is separable?

I. II. III.
a. I only c. I and III
b. II only d. II and II

45. The Laplace transform

a. c.

b. d.

46. The inverse Laplace transform

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 a. c.
b. d.

47. The equation y 2  cx constitutes an implicit general solution to the ODE given by
a. xy   2 y c. 2xy   y
b. yy   2 x d. 2yy   x

dy
48. The solution of the differential equation  Py  Q where P and Q are the function of x is
dx

y   Qe  ye   Qe
pdx pdx pdx
a. dx  C c. dx  C

y   Qe  dx  C ye   Qe  dx  C
 pdx pdx  pdx
b. d.

dx
49. What is the solution of the differential equation  Px  0 ?
dy
a. x  ce py c. x  py  c
b. x  ce  py d. x  cy

d2y dy
50. What is the particular integral of the differential equation 2
 8  16 y  2e4 x ?.
dx dx
d2y dy
a. 0 c. yx c
dx2 dx
b. x 2 e 4 x d. xe 4 x

Complete the following statement

51. Two linearly independent solutions of the equation y//  y/  6 y  0 are
…………………………………………………………
 // y
 x  x2  y2

52. The system of differential equations  is equivalent to a first order system
 y//  x
 x2  y2
consisting of ………………… equations.

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53. The partial fraction decomposition of is
 s  1
2
s 2
 4
………………………………………………………………………………..

54. A differential equation is said to be linear if ………………………………………..............

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

55. Without solving, an interval in which the solution of the IVP

 4  t  y ' 2ty  3t 2
2
y 1  3 is certain to exist is ………………………………………….

56. The number of initial conditions that are required for a given differential equation will
depend on ……………………………………………………………………

57. If the constraints of a given differential equation are at different values of the independent
variable, then the problem is termed as …………………………………………………………….

58. The alternative trigonometry form of the beta function is …………………………………..

59. The Laplace transform of t n f  t  , n  1, 2,3, is ……………………….. ………………

60. A tank initially holds 100 gallons of salt solution in which 50 lbs of salt has been dissolved.
A pipe fills the tank with brine at the rate of 3 gpm, containing 2 lbs of dissolved salt per gallon.
Assuming that the mixture is kept uniform by stirring, a drain pipe draws out of the tank the
mixture at 2 gpm. The IVP to be solved to give the amount of salt in the tank at any time, t is

………………………………………………………………………….

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