AMAT204 – First Order Exact ODEs

Exercise 1

Determine whether or not each of the equations is exact. If it is exact find the solution (if
possible in explicit form)

dy dy
(a) (2 x  3)  (2 y  2) 0 (f) e x sin y  2 y sin x  (e x cos y  2 cos x ) 0
dx dx
dy dy
(b) (2 x  2 y )  2x  4 y  0 (g) x ln y  xy  ( y ln x  xy) 0
dx dx
dy dy
(c) (6 x 2  x 2  3)  (3x 2  2 xy  2)  0 (h) (2 x  y )  (2 y  x)  0, y (1)  3
dx dx
dy dy
(d) (2 xy 2  2 y )  (2 x 2 y  2 x) 0 (i) (9 x 2  y  1)  (4 y  x)  0, y (1)  0
dx dx
dy ax  by
(e) 
dx bx  cy

Exercise 2

Find the value of b such that the given equation is exact and then solve it:

dy
( xy 2  bx 2 y )  ( x 3  yx 2 ) 0
dx

Exercise 3

dy
Consider the differential equation: 2 xy  ( 2 y 2  3 x)  0
dx

a) Show that it is not exact.

b) Use the integrating factor μ(x)=x to obtain a new differential equation. Show that
this one is exact.
c) Solve it giving the general solution in an implicit form.
d) Write the general solution in an explicit form.