FIRST ORDER DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ANSWERS

SEPARABLE EQUATION (PAGE 3)

1(i)

Separable equation

y Ae

x2

(ii)

Separable equation
y ln

1
1
xe 2 x e 2 x C
2
4

x3 2x 2 4x 2

(iii)

Non-Separable equation

2.

1
ln x C

3(i)

1
28 3 x 2

(ii)

y 2

x2
)
2

(b)

4(a)

y Ae

5.

( x

1
sin x 2 C
x

2x 2
A;
5

2
C
5

HOMOGENOUS EQUATIONS (PAGE 6)

1(i)
Homogenous equation
equation

y
(iii)

Ae

y
2 tan 1 ( )
x

(ii)

Non- Homogenous

x2

Homogenous equation
x2

y Ae 2 y

2.

y 2x

3(i)

y x 2 ln x 1

4(a)

y x

5.

Y 2 2 XY X 2 A ;

1 Ax 2

2x
;
ln x A

A 2c

(ii)

r (ln 2) 2

(b)

1
Ae y
x

A e 2 c and ( y 2) 2 2 x ( y 2) x 2 A

LINEAR EQUATIONS (PAGE 9)

1(i)

Linear equation
y A( x 1)

(iii)

Linear equation
2

y Ae 3 x

1
3

2.

y 9.8 x 0.098 x 2 C

3.

4.

1 2 1
1
1
x x
4
3
2 12 x 2
2
2 x 1 Ae 2 x

(ii)

Non-Linear equation