F18XC1 - Sample Test - Time allowed 40 minutes.

ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

You must show all appropriate working to obtain full marks.

1. Find the general solution of the differential equation

dy
= x3 e−2y
dx [3 marks]

2. Solve the following initial value problem [4 marks]

dy 2
+ 4ty = e−2t cos(t) ; y(0) = 3 .
dt

3. Solve the initial value problem associated with the following harmonic oscillator

d2 x dx
2
+ 4 + 13x = 0 ; x(0) = 3, x0 (0) = 0 .
dt dt
State whether the harmonic oscillator is over, critically, or under damped. How does your
solution x(t) behave for very large, positive t? [5 marks]

4. The differential equation

d2 x dx
− − 2x = 20 cos(2t)
dt2 dt
has complimentary function, xCF = Ae2t + Be−t . Find the particular integral xP I for this
problem. [5 marks]

5. The amplitude of a travelling wave is given as a function of position x and time t by the
function
Ψ(x, t) = 2 cos(x − 3t) .
Find the partial derivatives

∂Ψ ∂Ψ ∂ 2Ψ ∂ 2Ψ
, , , .
∂x ∂t ∂x2 ∂t2
Show that Ψ(x, t) obeys the wave equation

∂ 2Ψ 2
2∂ Ψ
= c
∂t2 ∂x2
with a particular value of the speed c (which you should find). [3 marks]
Short Answers
 4 
1 x 2
1. y = ln + C ; 2. y = e−2t (sin(t) + 3); 3. x(t) = 3e−2t cos(3t) + 2e−2t sin(3t);
2 2
4. xP I = − sin 2t − 3 cos 2t; 5. c = 3.