MATH 3321

Quiz 6

9/17/14

1. The differential equation that has y = C1 x3 + C2 as its general solution is:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

y 00 2y = 0.
xy 00 2y 0 = 0.
x2 y 00 2y = 0.
y 00 2xy 0 = 0.
none of the above.

2. The solution of the initial-value problem xy 0 + 3y =

ex
ex
2

+ 2.
3
2
x
x
x
y = x2 ex x3 ex + 2x3 .
ex
ex
2
2+ .
y=
x
x
x
ex
ex
2
y = 2 3 + 3.
x
x
x
none of the above.

(a) y =
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

3. The general solution of yy 0 = xy 2 x y 2 + 1 is:

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

y 2 = Cex 2x + 1
2
y 2 1 = ex 2x + C
2
y 2 = ex 2x + C
2
y 2 1 = Ce2xx
none of the above.

4. The general solution of y 0 + xy = xy 3 is

1
2
1 + Cex
1
(b) y 2 =
x2
q1 + Ce
(a) y =

1 + Cex
1
(d) y 2 =
1 + Cex2
(e) none of the above.
(c) y =

5. The general solution of y 0 =

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

x2 ey/x + y 2
. is
xy

yey/x + xey/x = Cx x ln x
yey/x + xey/x = x x ln x + C.
yey/x + xey/x = Cx x ln x
yey/x + xey/x = Cx + x ln x
none of the above.
1

ex
,
x

y(1) = 2 is:

6. The family of orthogonal trajectories of y = Ce2x + 1 is:

(a) y 2 2y + x = C
(b) y 2 2y + e2x = C
(c) y 2 + 2y + Cx = 0
(d) y 2 + 2y + Ce2x = 0
(e) none of the above.
7. A sample of 100 grams of radioactive material was present initially and after 3 hours the sample
lost 20% of its mass. An expression for the mass of the material remaining at any time t is:
(a) A(t) = 100

 t/3

(b) A(t) = 100

 t/3

(c) A(t) = 100

 t/3

4
5
4
5
1
5

 t/3

1
5
(e) None of the above.

(d) A(t) = 100

8. A biologist observes that a certain bacterial colony triples every 4 hours and after 12 hours
occupies 1 square centimeter. Assume that the colony obeys the population growth law. The area
the colony occupied when first observed was:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

1
sq. cm.
9
1
sq. cm.
81
1
sq. cm.
36
1
sq. cm.
27
None of the above.

9. A thermometer is taken from a room where the temperature is 72o F to the outside where the
temperature is 32o F . After 1/2 minute, the thermometer reads 50o F . How many minutes
does the thermometer have to be outside for it to read 35o F ?
(a) 2.12 min
(b) 1.92min
(c) 1.62 min
(d) 1.43 min
(e) None of the above.

10. The value(s) of such that y = x is a solution of y 00

5 0
9
y + 2 y = 0 is (are):
x
x

(a) = 3
(b) = 3
(c) = 3, 3
(d) = 3, 1
(e) None of the above.
11. x2 y 00 2x y 0 10 y = 0 has solutions of the form y = x . The general solution of the equation is:
(a) y = C1 x2 + C2 x5
(b) y = C1 x9 + C2 x1
(c) y = C1 x2 2 + C2 x5
(d) y = C1 x2 + C2 x5
(e) None of the above.
12. x2 y 00 6 y = 0 has solutions of the form y = x . A fundamental set of solutions of the equation
is:
(a) {e3x, e2x }
(b) {e6x, ex }
(c) {e2x, e3x }
(d) {e6x , ex }
(e) None of the above.
13. The general solution of y 00 8y 0 + 20y = 0 is:
(a) y = C1 e2x cos 4x + C2 e2x sin 4x
(b) y = C1 e4x cos 2x + C2 e4x sin 2x
(c) y = C1 e10x + C2 e2x
(d) y = C1 e5x + C2 e4x
(e) None of the above.
14. A fundamental set of solutions of y 00 4y 0 12y = 0 is:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

e4x , e3x

e6x , e2x

e2x , e6x

e4x , e3x

(e) None of the above.

15. The general solution of y 00 + 10y 0 + 25y = 0 is:

(a) y = C1 e5x + C2 xe5x
(b) y = C1 e5x + C2 e5x
(c) y = C1 e5x + C2 xe5x
(d) y = C1 e5x + C2 xe5x
(e) None of the above.
16. A solution basis for y 00 + 8y 0 + 16y = 0 is:
(a) {e4x, xe4x }
(b) {e4x, e4x }
(c) {e4x , xe4x }
(d) {e4x, xe4x }
(e) None of the above.
17. The second order linear differential equation that has y = 2e2x e4x as a solution is:
(a) y 00 2y 0 8y = 0
(b) y 00 6y 0 + 8y = 0
(c) y 00 + 2y 0 8y = 0
(d) y 00 6y 0 8y = 0
(e) None of the above.
18. The second order linear differential equation that has y = 4xe3x as a solution is:
(a) y 00 6y 0 + 9y = 0
(b) y 00 + 3y 0 = 0
(c) y 00 + 6y 0 + 9y = 0
(d) y 9y = 0
(e) None of the above.
19. The second order linear differential equation that has y = 3e2x sin 2x as a solution is:
(a) y + 4y 0 + 12y = 0
(b) y 4y 0 + 8y = 0
(c) y 8y 0 + 8y = 0
(d) y + 4y 0 + 8y = 0
(e) None of the above.

20. The second order linear differential equation that has y = 3e4x as a solution is:
(a) y 4y 0 + (4)y = 0 for any real number .
(b) y 4 y 0 + (4 + )y = 0 for any real number .
(c) y + ( + 4)y 0 + 4 y = 0 for any real number .
(d) y ( + 4)y 0 + 4 y = 0 for any real number .
(e) None of the above.