UNIVERSITY OF GAZIANTEP

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

EEE 285 Applied Differential Equations
Midterm Exam #1
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Date: 6th April, 2005

Duration: 100 Minutes

1. Credit will only be given up to the point where your first mistake occurs. So be careful in your calculations
and answers since even a very simple mistake at the beginning of your solution will lead to erroneous results.
2. For each problem, you must show complete work and/or reasoning. No credit will be given if you do not show
the complete work, and you will get less credit if you dont give the reasoning, even if your answer is correct.

Q1) (15 pts) Consider the differential equation ty + y = 3t 2

a) Write down the method you use to find the solution.
b) Find the general solution.
c) Find the solution which satisfies y(1) = 3.
d) What is the interval of existence for the solution you found in part (c)?
Q2) (15pts) Consider the initial value problem
3x 2
, y (1) = 0
y = 2
3y 4
a) Write down the method you use to find the solution.
b) Find the solution implicitly.
c) Determine the interval in which the solution is valid. Hint: To find the interval of
definition look for the points where dy dx .
Q3) (15 pts) Consider the autonomous equation y ' = f ( y ) = y ( y + 2)( y 1) . (Do not forget to
give reasons at each step of the solution)
a) Find and classify the equilibrium points.
b) Draw the phase line.
c) Sketch the equilibrium solutions on ty-plane and the trajectories of the solutions in each
region divided by the equilibrium solutions.
Q4) (15pts) Find the general solution of the initial value problem 4 y + 4 y + y = xe x 2 ,
y (0) = 1, y (0) = 2 by using the method of undetermined coefficient method.
Q5) (20 pts) Find the general solution of the initial value problem y + 4 y + 4 y = xe 2 x + sin x ,
y (0) = 1, y (0) = 2 by using the inverse operator method. Hint: L1 (D ) e x = e x L1 ( ) , and
L1 (D ){e x f ( x)} = e x L1 (D + ){ f ( x)}.

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Q6) (20pts) Find the general solution of the initial value problem
4( x 1) 2 y + 4( x 1) y + y = 0 , y (2) = 1, y (2) = 2 .