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1 ORDER
ORDINARY
DIFFERENTIAL
EQUATIONS

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Question 1
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

dy 2 xy
a) + = 5x2 − 1
dx x 2 − 1

b) (9 x2 + 4) dydx + 9 xy = 1
dy ln x
c) x + 5y = , x>0
dx x

A 3  ln x 1 A
y = x3 − x + 2
, 3 y 9 x 2 + 4 = arsinh  x  + C , y = − + 5
x −1 2  4 x 16 x x

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Question 2
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

dy
a) + y cot x = 2cos x
dx

dy
b) − y tan x = sec2 x
dx

dy
c) cos3 x = 1 + y sin x cos 2 x
dx

y = sin x + cosec x , y = sec x ( ln sec x + tan x + C ) , y = sec x tan x + C sec x

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Question 3
Find a general solution for each of the following differential equations.

dy
a) − y tanh x = sinh 2 x
dx

dy y
b) − = x tanh x
dx x

dy xy
c) x + = sech x
dx coth x

y = 2cosh 2 x + A cosh x , y = x ln ( cosh x ) + Cx , y = ln x + C sech x

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Question 4
Find a solution for each of the following differential equations, subject to the boundary
conditions given.

dy y
a) + = x , subject to x = 1 , y = 1
dx x

dy y ln x
b) + = , subject to x = 1 , y = 0
dx x x

dy y 2
c) + = e x , subject to x = 1 , y = 1 e
dx x 2

2
1 2 2  1 ex
y =  x +  , y = − 1 + ln x , y =
3 x x 2x

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Question 5
Find a solution for each of the following differential equations, subject to the boundary
conditions given.

dy y
a) − = x 2 , subject to x = 1 , y = 1
dx x

1
dy 3 y 1
b) +
dx x
( )
= x 4 + 3 2 , subject to x = 1 , y =
5

dy
c) + 2 y = e−3 x , subject to x = 0 , y = 1
dx

2 (
y = 1 x ( x + 1) , 10 yx3 = x 4 + 3 ) 2
− 30 , y = 2e−2 x − e−3 x

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Question 6
Find a solution for each of the following differential equations, subject to the boundary
conditions given.

dy sin 2 x π 8
a) x + 2y = , subject to x = , y = 2
dx x 4 π

dy
b) + y tan x = sin x , subject to x = 0 , y = 0
dx

dy
c) − y tan x = 4 x3 sec x , subject to x = 0 , y = 1
dx

1 sin 2 x
y=
2x 2(
1 − cos 2 x ) =
x 2 ( )
, y = cos x ln sec x , y = x 4 + 1 sec x

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