Tutorial Sheet 8

Mathematics-1(MA10001) Autumn-2019

1 Solve the following homogeneous differential equations:

d2 y dy
(a) 2
− 6 + 5y = 0
dx dx
d2 y dy
(b) 4 2
− 4 − 3y = 0
dx dx
d4 y
(c) − 64y = 0
dx4
d4 y d2 y
(d) − 4 + 4y = 0
dx4 dx2
d2 y
d2 y dy

(e) 2
+ 4y 2
+ + 4y = 0
dx dx dx
d3 y d2 y
(f) − 3 + 4y = 0
dx3 dx2
d3 y d2 y dy
(g) 3
+ 3 2
+3 +y =0
dx dx dx
d4 y d3 y d2 y
(h) + + =0
dx4 dx3 dx2
d3 y d2 y
(i) + − 2y = 0
dx3 dx2
d3 y
(j) = 8y
dx3

2 Solve the following initial value problems:

d3 y dy
(a) 3
+ 3 − 4y = 0; y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 0, y 00 (0) = 6
dx dx
d2 y dy
(b) 2
+ 6 + 9y = 0; y(1) = e, y 0 (1) = −2
dx dx
d3 y
(c) = 0; y(0) = 3, y 0 (0) = −5, y 00 (0) = 1
dx3
d3 y d2 y
(d) + 5 = 0; y(0) = 3, y 0 (0) = −5, y 00 (0) = 1
dx3 dx2
d2 y
(e) − k 2 y = 0 (k 6= 0); y(0) = 1, y 0 (0) = 1
dx2
d2 y dy
(f) + − 12y = 0; y(−1) = 2, y 0 (−1) = 5
dx2 dx

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3 Solve the following differential equations:
d2 y dy
(a) 2
− = 5 sin 2x
dx dx
d2 y
(b) − 16y = ex + sin 3x
dx2
d2 y
(c) + y = 6 cos x + 2
dx2
d2 y dy
(d) 2
+ 5 + 6y = e−2x sin 2x
dx dx
d2 y dy
(e) 2
+ 4 + 4y = 2e−2x
dx dx
d2 y dy
(f) 6 2
− 5 + y = x2
dx dx
d2 y
(g) − 4y = 5(cosh 2x − x)
dx2
d2 y
(h) + y = 3 sin 2x − 5 + 2x2
dx2
dy
(i) + y = 5 − e−x
dx
d2 y dy
(j) − 2 + y = xex sin x
dx2 dx

4 Solve the following problems:

(a) If the roots of the characteristic equation are as follows then obtain the differential equa-
tion and also find the general solution of it:

(i) 2, 6
(ii) 2i, − 2i
(iii) 4 − 2i, 4 + 2i

(b) Construct a linear homogeneous second order differential equation such that the given
functions are solutions of differential equation:

(i) u(x) = cos 5x, v(x) = sin 5x

(ii) u(x) = x2 , v(x) = x2 ln x
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(iii) u(x) = , v(x) = e−x
x
d2 y dy
(c) Show that the substitution z = sinh−1 x transforms the equation (1 + x2 ) + x = 4y
dx2 dx
d2 y
into = 4y.
dz 2