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EE203 Tutorial 1 Differential Equations

1. Find the general solutions of the following differential equations.
(a) x
dx
dy
e
y x
=
+

(b)
y
e
dx
dy
x

+ = + 1 ) 1 (

2. Solve the following initial value problems.
(a) ,
2
y y
dx
dy
x + = 1 = y when 2 = x
(b) , 2 tan x
dx
dy
y = 2 ) 0 ( = y
(c) , sin
2
x
dx
dy
=
2
1
= y when 0 = x

3. Find an integrating factor for each of the following equations. Then solve the equation:
(a) dx xe ydx x xdy
x 2
) 1 2 (

= + +
(b) 2 2 0 , 0 ) (
2
3
= = > = + x y x dx e x y xdy
x


4. Determine whether or not the following differential equations are exact.
(a) 0 ) 2 ( ) 3 (
3 2
= + + + dy y xe x dx e y x
y y

(b) 0 ) sin 4 ( ) cos 2 ( = + + + + dy x x y dx y y x

5. Show that the following equations are exact. Hence, find the solutions.
(a) 0 )
1
(
2
3
= + dx
x
y
dy
x
y
(b) 0 sin ) sin 3 (
2
= xydy x dx xy y x

6. Solve the following initial value problems.
(a) , 0 ) 1 2 ( ) (
2 2
= + + + dy x xy dx y x 1 ) 1 ( = y
(b) , 0 ) ln sin 2 ( ) 2 3 cos (
3 2 2
= + + dy y x x y dx x y x x y e y = ) 0 (
2


Answers
1. (a) A xe e
x y
+ =


(b) ) 1 ( 1 + = + x A e
y

2. (a)
x
x
y

=
4

(b) | 2 cos | ln 4
2
x y =
(c) ) 2 sin
2
1
1 (
2
1
x x y + =
3. (a)
x x
e
x
c
e
x
y
2 2
2

+ =
(b) x
e xe
y
x
|
|
.
|

\
|
+ =
2
1
2
4
2

4. (a) Yes
(b) No
5. (a) A
x
y
y =
4
4
1

(b) A xy x = +cos
3

6. (a) 4 ) 3 ( ) (
2 3
= + + y y y x
(b) 0 ln sin
2 3 2
= + y y y x y x x y