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Tutorial 1

1. State the degree, order and linearity of the following differential
equations.
dy
dy
(a) x


(b) cos 2 x + y = 1
= y 2 + 1
dx
dx
2
dy
d y
dy
(c) 2 3 + 2 y = x 2

(d) y 3 + 1
xy 2 = x
dx
dx
dx


d2y
2. (a) If y = A sin x + B cos x , show that 2 + y = 0 .
dx
dy
(b) If y = Axe x , show that x y (1 + x) = 0 .
dx
d2y
dy
4 x
6 x
(c) If y = Ae + Be , show that 2 + 10 + 24 y = 0 .
dx
dx


d2y
dy
3. (a) Verify that y = Ax 2 + Bx is the solution of x 2 2 + 2 y = 2 x .
dx
dx
A
dy
(b) Verify that y = x + is the solution of x
= 2 x y .
x
dx


4. Solve
dy
dy
(a) x

(b)
= 3x3 6 x 2 + 5 x
= x sin x + cos x, y ( ) = 0
dx
dx

Solutions

1. (a) degree-1, order-1, nonlinear
(b) degree-1, order-1, linear
(c) degree-1, order-2, linear
(d) degree-1, order-1, nonlinear

2. -

3. -

4. (a) y = x3 3x 2 + 5x + C

(b) y = x cos x + 2sin x