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DIFFERENTIAL
EQUATIONS
(by variation of parameters)

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Question 1 (***)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy
2
−2 + y = 2x ex .
dx dx

MM1A , y = A e x + Bx e x + 1 x3 e x
3

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Question 2 (***)
Use the method of variation of parameters to find the general solution of the following
differential equation.

d2y dy
−4 + 4 y = 6 x e2 x .
dx 2 dx

MM1E , y = A e 2 x + Bx e 2 x + x3 e 2 x

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Question 3 (***)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy ex
−2 + y = , x >0.
dx 2 dx x

MM1A , y = A e x + x e x ( B + ln x )

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Question 4 (***)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy
2
−4 + 4 y = 15 x e 2 x .
dx dx

5
y = A e 2 x + Bx e2 x + 4 x 2 e 2 x

Question 5 (***+)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy
2
−2 + y = e x ln x , x > 0 .
dx dx

y = A e x + Bx e x − 3 x 2 e x + 1 x 2 e x ln x
4 2

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Question 6 (***+)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y
+ y = cosec x .
dx 2

y = A cos x + B sin x − x cos x − sin x ln sin x

Question 7 (***+)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y
+ y = sec x .
dx 2

y = A cos x + B sin x + x sin x − cos x ln sec x

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Question 8 (***+)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy ex
−2 +y= 2 .
dx 2 dx x +1

y = e x  A + Bx + x arctan x − 1 ln x 2 + 1 
( )
 2 

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Question 9 (***+)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

4x
d2y dy ( 5x − 2) e
−3 − 4y = .
dx 2 dx x3

d  e5 x  ( 5 x − 2 ) e
5x
You may assume that  = .
dx  x 2  x3

4x −x e4 x
MM1C , y = A e + B e −
x

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Question 10 (****)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy
x2 2
+x − y = x2 e x , x ≠ 0 .
dx dx

B 1
MM1D , y = Ax + + ex − ex
x x

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Question 11 (****)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy
x2 2
− 2x + 2 y = x3 e x , x ≠ 0 .
dx dx

y = Ax + Bx 2 + x e x

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Question 12 (****)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y dy
3 2
+5 + 2 y = e− x sin x .
dx dx

− 23 x
y = A e− x + B e x + B e + 1 e− x ( cos x − 3sin x )
10

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Question 13 (****)
Find the general solution of the following differential equation.

d2y 1
2
−y= .
dx 1+ ex

( ) ( ) ( )
y = A e x + B e− x − 1 1 + x e x + 1 e x − e − x ln 1 + e x ,
2 2
y = A cosh x + B sinh x − 1 (1 + x e x ) + sinh x ln (1 + e x )
2

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Question 14 (****)
Use variation of parameters to determine the specific solution of the following
differential equation

d2y dy
x2 − 7x + 16 y = 16ln x ,
dx 2 dx

dy
given further that y = 1 , = 2 at x = 1 .
2 dx

( )
y = 1 + 1 + x 4 ln x
2

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