MA2177 Exercise 1 - First Order Ordinary Differential Equations

1. Find the general solution of the differential equations:

dy d2y d3y
(a)  (cos x) e sin x (b)  ln( x)  1 (c)  x  sin x
dx dx 2 dx 3

2. Solve the following first order ordinary differential equations:

dy dy y  x dy 2 xy  3 y 2
(a) xy  1 x2  y2  x2 y2 (b)  (c) 
dx dx y  x dx x 2  2 xy

dy 2 x  y  4 dy x  2y dy
(d)  (e)  (f) cos x  y  sin 2 x
dx y  2 x  2 dx 2 x  y  3 dx
dy
(g) 2  y cot x  y 3 cos x
dx

3. Solve the following initial value problems:

dy
(a) ( x 2  1)  4 xy  x with y(2)  1
dx
dy
(b) ( x  2)  y  ( x  2) 3 with y(4)  10
dx
dy
(c) xy  2( x 2  y 2 ) with y(2)  1
dx

4. A resistor of R 10 ohms, and an inductor of L 2 henries and a battery of E volts are connected
in series with a switch as shown in the following figure. If the switch K is closed at time t 0 and
the current I = 0, set up a differential equation for the current. By using the Kirchhoff’s law,
Potential drop across L + Potential drop across R + Potential drop across E = 0,
dI
that is 2  10 I  (  E )  0
dt
dI E
or  5I  .
dt 2

Find the current I for t 0 if

(a) E 40, (b) E  20e 3t , (c) E  50 sin 5t .