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MAT 101 Tutorial Sheet 2

Differential Equations
Answers

1. Check whether the following differential equation is exact and obtain its
general solution:

(a) 0 ) 2 ( = + + dx ye dy y xe
xy xy
.
(b) . 0 sin 2 cos ) 1 (
2 2
= + + dy x e dx x e
y y


Ans: (a) . 0 , 0 ) ( ) (
2 2
= + = + y e y d e d
xy xy

(b) . sin ) 1 (
2
c x e
y
= +

2. State the condition for which the following differential equation is exact
(ax + y)dx + (kx + by) dy = 0.

Ans: k=1.

3. Find the integrating factor and hence solve the following differential
equation:
(a) (4y + x
3
) dx + x dy = 0.
(b) (2y
3
xe
y
+ y
2
+ y) dx + (y
3
x
2
e
y
xy 2x) dy =0.
(c) . 0 ) (
2
= + dy y x x dx y

Ans: (a) . ) 7 / ( , . ,
3
/
7 4 3
c x y x x F I
x
N
x
N
y
M
= + = =
|
|
.
|

\
|
c
c

c
c

(b) . ) / ( ) / ( ,
1
. ,
3
/
2 2
3
c y x y x e x
y
F I
y
M
x
N
y
M
y
= + + = =
|
|
.
|

\
|
c
c

c
c

(c)
x y
ce y
y x Ny Mx
F I
/
2
,
1 1
. = =
+
= .

4. Solve
(a) 3x
2
y
4
dx + 4x
3
y
3
dy = 0, y(1) = 2.
(b) (cos x + y sin x) dx = (cos x) dy, y() = 0.
(c) . 2 ) 0 ( , 0 ) 2 12 ( ) 4 (
2 3
= = + + + y dy y xy xe dx y ye
xy xy


Ans: (a) . 16
4 3
= y x
(b) ycosx = sinx.
(c) 0 3 4
2 3
= + + y xy e
xy

5. Find the general solution of the following first order linear differential
equations:
(a) x x xy y x sin 2 ) 1 (
2
= + ' +
(b)
x
xe y x y x
2
1 ) 2 1 (

+ = + + '
Ans: (a) ) 1 /( ] cos sin [
2
x x x x c y + + =
(b) c e x y xe
x x
+ + =
2 2 2
2
6. Solve the following initial value problems:
(a) . 1 ) 1 ( , 2
3
1 = + =
|
.
|

\
|
+ ' e y x y
x
y
(b) . 0 ) 0 ( , tan sec
2
= + = ' y x y x y
Ans: (a) x e x y
x
=
3

(b) ) tan ln(sec sec x x x y + =