MP361 Assignment 1

Due by 5 pm on Monday October 3rd . Please submit your solutions via the University Moodle.
Starred questions will be done out in tutorials and do not need to be handed in.

1. Evaluate the following derivative

d √

(a) ln 4x x + 7
dx

2. Evaluate the following integral

R
(a) t sin(t) dt

3. State whether the following differential equations are linear or nonlinear and give the order
of each equation.

*(a) (1 − x)y 00 − 4xy 0 + 5y = cos x

*(b) (y 2 − 1)dx + xdy = 0
*(c) t5 y (4) − t3 y 00 + 6y = 0
(d) (sin θ)y 00 − (cos θ)y 0 = 2
 4
d3 y dy
(e) x dx 3 − dx +y =0
d2 u
(f) + du
dr2 dr + u = cos(r + u)
 2

(g) ẍ − 1 − ẋ3 ẋ + x = 0

4. Verify that the indicated functions are solutions to the given differential equations and
state whether they are implicit or explicit solutions. Assume an appropriate interval I of
definition.

(a) x2 y 00 + xy 0 + y = 0; y = cos(ln(x))
*(b) xy 0 + xy 2 − y = 0; y= 2x
x2 +c
(c) y 0 = 25 + y 2 ; y = 5 tan(5x).

5. Use the Separation of Variables technique to solve the following first order differential
equations or initial value problems.
dy x
(a) (1 − x) dx = 1+x (3 − y), [Hint: use a suitable substitution when integrating.]
dy
(b) ex y dx = e−y − e−2x−y ; y(0) = 0
*(c) yy 0 + 36x = 0; y(0) = 1