Exercises:

For items 1 to 10, state whether the equation is ODE or PDE, and
determine the ORDER and DEGREE of the given differential equations.

dy
1. y’’ + 4y’ + 4y = 0 6. = √3x + 5
dx
d2 y 3 dy
2. y’ + P(x)y = Q(x) 7. √ = √ +3
dx2 dx
3. yy’’ = x 8. X2y’’ + xy’ – y = lnx
di δ2 w 2
2 δ w
4. L + Ri = E 9. = a
dt δt2 δx2
d3 y 2/3 dy 2
d y
5. ( 3 ) = +2 10. 2 + k 2 x = 0
dx dx dt

11. Verify that y = e-2x is a solution to Exercise 1.

12. Show that y = x – lnx is a solution to the differential equation
x2y’’ + xy’ – y = lnx
13. Verify that y = xsin (lnx) is a solution to x2y’’ – xy’ + 2y = 0
1
14. Show that y = – lnx is a solution to x2y’’ + xy’ – y = lnx
x
15. Verify that x = sinkt is a solution of the equation in Exercise 10.

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