ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Multiple choice questions

1.The solution for the second order differential equation y’’+y’-2y = 0 is __________.

a) C1 e-2x +C2 e4x b) C1 e-x +C2 e2x c) ) C1 e-2x +C2 e2x d) ) C1 e-2x +C2 ex

2. Can you identify the Harmonic Oscillator Equation from the following equations?

a) y” + ω2 y = 0 b) y” + ω y = 0 c) y” - ω2 y = 0 d) ω2 y’’+ y = 0

3. What will be the other equivalent form of the solution of differential equation y’’ + 16y = 0 if one
form of the solution is C1 e4ix +C2 e-4ix ?

a) C1 cos 4x - C2 cos 4x b) C1 cos 4x + C2 sin 4x c) C1 sun 4x - C2 cos 4x d) C1 sin 4x - C2 sin 2x

4. Two solutions φ1 and φ2 of the differential equation L(y) =y”+ a1 y’+ a2 y = 0 are linearly
independent on an interval I if and only if __________.

a) W(φ1 ,φ2 ) ≠ 1 b) W(φ1 ,φ2 ) = 0 c) W(φ1 ,φ2 ) ≠ 0 d) W(φ1 ,φ2 ) = 1

5. Let φ1 and φ2 be any two linearly independent solutions of L(y) = 0 on I. then every solution of
L(y) = 0 can be written uniquely as φ =__________.

a) C1 [φ1 * φ2 ] b) φ1 * φ2 c) C1 [ φ1 + φ2 ] d) C1 φ1 + C2 φ2

6. The boundary value problem x2 y” – 2xy’ + 2y = 0 , subject to the boundary conditions

y(1) + αy’(1) =1 , y(2) + βy’(2) = 2 is unique solution if

2
a) α = - 1, β = 2 b) α = - 1, β = - 2 c) α = 2 , β = 2 d) α = - 3 , β =
3
7. Can you determine the largest interval on which the initial value problem
(2t + 1) y” + sin t . y’ + et-3 y = tan t, y(0) = 0, y’(0) =1 has a unique solution?

1 π 1 π
a) [0 , ∞ ) b) (- , ∞ ) c) ( - ,∞) d) (- , )
2 2 2 2
8. Which of the following is not a solution of the differential equation y” + y = 0 ?

a) 0 b) sin t c) cos t d) tan t

9. Can you identify the equation of the form y” + Ay’ + By = 0 , with A and B as constants such that
y(x) = cos (3x) + sin (3x) is a solution?

a) y” – 9y = 0 b) y” + 9y = 0 c) y” -3y = 0 d) y’’ + 3y = 0

10. Let y1 and y2 be two linearly independent solutions of xy’’ – 2x2y’ + exy = 0 such that y1 (0) = 1 ,
y’1 (0) =1 , y2 (0) = 1 y2 (0) = 1 then find W(2).

a) 2e-1 b) 2e-2 c) 2e4 d) 2e-4