DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

STPM 2013
y=ux

4. Show that the substitution

transforms the differential

equation
dy
y
x = y2 x cot
dx
x

()

Into the differential equation

du
=2 cot u.
dx

[ 3 marks ]
Hence, find the solution of the given differential equation satisfying
the condition y=0 when x=1. Give your answer in the form
y=f ( x ) .

[ 5 marks ]

STPM 2013 ULANGAN

4. The number of rabbits in a farm increases at a rate proportional to the
number of rabbits at a certain time.The number of rabbits doubled to
10,000 from the beginning of the year 1985 until the beginning of 1990.
At the time, an outbreak of a certain disease occurred in the farm which
caused the death of rabbits at the rate of 100 rabbits per month. No
vaccine was found until the beginning of the year 1992. Find the
remaining number of rabbits that survived just before the vaccine was
found.
[ 9 marks ]
8. Using the substitution

u=ln y ,

show that the non-linear

differential equation
dy
x + (3 x +1 ) y ln y = y e2 x
dx
can be transformed into the linear differential equation
du
x + ( 3 x+1 ) u=e2 x
dx
[ 4 marks ]
Solve this linear differential equation, and hence, find the solution
of the original non-linear differential equation, given that y=1 when
x=1.

[ 9 marks ]
Find the limiting value of y as

[ 2 marks ]
STPM 2014

x .

4. Using the substitution

z=cos y ,

find the general solution of the

differential equation
dy 1
1
+ cot y= 2 csc y .
dx x
x
[ 7 marks ]
STPM 2014 ULANGAN
4. Show that the substitution

u=

1
y

transforms the non-linear differential

equation
dy y
2
+ = y ln x
dx x
into the linear differential equation
du u
=ln x
dx x
[ 4 marks ]
Solve this linear differential equation, and hence, obtain
x,

given that

y=

1
2

when

in terms of

x=1.

[ 8 marks ]

STPM 2015
x

4. Find the solution of the differential equation

satisfies the condition

dy
y=2
dx

which

y=0 when x=1.

[ 5 marks ]
8. The rate of elimination of a certain drug from a bloodstream is
k times the mass,
x

mg, of the drug still present at time

t.

The half life of the

drug in the bloodstream is 100 minutes.

x0
(a) A dose of
mg of the drug is injected directly into the
bloodstream.
(i) Write down a differential equation relating
solve this differential equation.
[ 4 marks ]
(ii) Determine the value of k .
[ 2 marks ]

and

t,

and

(b) The drug is intravenously fed into the bloodstream at an infusion

rate of

mg per minute such that

dx
=kx+ r . Assuming that
dt

x=0 when t=0,

(i) express

in terms of

t,

[ 6 marks ]
(ii) estimate the infusion rate that results in a long-term amount of
50 mg of drug in the bloodstream.
[ 3 marks ]
2015 REPEAT PAPER 2 TERM 2
4. Solve the differential equation
y=4 when x=1.
marks ]

dy
= y +2 xy ,
dx

with the condition

Express your answer in the form of

y=f ( x ) .

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