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12. At 1:00 P.M., a thermometer reading 70OF is 𝒅𝟐 𝒙
18. Find the general equation: − 𝟒𝒙 = 𝟎
𝒅𝒕𝟐
taken outside where the air temperature is - 𝟐𝒕 −𝟐𝒕
A. 𝒙 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒆
10OF(ten below zero). At 1:02 P.M., the reading
is 26OF. At 1:05 P.M., the thermometer is taken C. 𝒙 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆𝟐𝒕 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒆−𝟐𝒕
back indoors, where the air is at 70OF. What is B. 𝒙 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆𝟒𝒕 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒆−𝟒𝒕
the temperature reading at 1:09 P.M.? D. 𝒙 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆𝟒𝒕 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒆−𝟒𝒕
A. 56OF B. 65OF C. 44OF
O 𝒅𝟐 𝒙
D. 60 F 19. Solve the equation − 𝟗𝒙 = 𝟎 with the
𝒅𝒕𝟐
condition that when t=0, x=0 and dx/dt = 3.
13. At 2:00 P.M., a thermometer reading 80OF is 𝟏
A. 𝒙 = 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐡(𝟑𝒕) C. 𝒙 = 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐡(𝟑𝒕)
taken outside, where the air temperature is 𝟐
𝟏
20OF. At 2:03 P.M., the temperature reading B. 𝒙 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐡(𝟑𝒕) D. 𝒙 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐡(𝟑𝒕)
𝟐
yielded by the thermometer is 42OF. Later, the
thermometer is brought inside, where the air is 20. Given the differential equation: (𝑫𝟐 − 𝟓𝑫 − 𝟔)𝒚 =
at 80OF. At 2:10 P.M., the reading is 71OF. When 𝟎 ; when x=0, y=2, and y’=0. Find the value of y
was the thermometer brought indoors? when x = 1.
A. 2:07 P.M. C. 2:05 P.M.
A. 36 B. 63 C. –63 D. –36
B. 2:06 P.M. D. 2:04 P.M.
21. Given the differential equation: (𝑫𝟐 − 𝑫 − 𝟔)𝒚 =
14. 57. A certain radioactive substance has a half-
𝟎 ; when x=0, y=3, and y’=-1. Find the value of y
life of 38 hr. Find how long it takes for 90% of
when x = 1.
the radioactivity to be dissipated?
A. 18.9 B. 30.1 C. 19.8 D. 20.4
A. 126 hr. B. 45 hr. C. 102 hr.
D. 86 hr.
22. Given the differential equation: (𝑫𝟑 − 𝟐𝑫𝟐 −
15. Find the family of solution of the differential 𝟓𝑫 + 𝟔)𝒚 = 𝟎 ; when x=0, y=1, y’=–7, and y’’= –1.
equation: Find the value of y when x = 1.
𝒅𝒚
= 𝟐𝒚 A. – 18.9 B. 30.1 C. 10.3
𝒅𝒙 D. – 19.8
A. 𝒚 = 𝑪𝒆𝟐𝒙 C. 𝟐𝒚 = 𝑪𝒆𝒙
B. 𝟐𝒚 = 𝑪𝒆𝟐𝒙 D. 𝒚 = 𝑪𝒆𝒙
23. Find the general equation: (𝑫𝟒 − 𝟕𝑫𝟑 + 𝟏𝟖𝑫𝟐 −
𝟐𝟎𝑫 + 𝟖)𝒚 = 𝟎
𝒅𝟑 𝒚 𝒅𝟐 𝒚 𝒅𝒚
16. Solve the equation.
𝒅𝒙𝟑
−𝟒
𝒅𝒙𝟐
+
𝒅𝒙
+ 𝟔 = 𝟎. A. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆𝒙 + (𝒄𝟐 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒙 + 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝟐 )𝒆𝟐𝒙
A. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆−𝟐𝒙 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒆𝒙 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒆−𝟑𝒙 B. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆𝒙 + (𝒄𝟐 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒙 − 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝟐 )𝒆𝟐𝒙
C. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆−𝒙 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒆𝟐𝒙 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒆𝟑𝒙 C. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆𝟐𝒙 + (𝒄𝟐 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒙 + 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝟐 )𝒆𝒙
B. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆−𝟐𝒙 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒆𝒙 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒆−𝟑𝒙 D. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆𝟐𝒙 + (𝒄𝟐 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒙 − 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝟐 )𝒆𝒙
D. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 𝒆−𝒙 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒆𝟐𝒙 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒆𝟑𝒙
𝒅𝟒 𝒚 𝒅𝟑 𝒚 𝒅𝟐 𝒚
24. Solve the differential equation: +𝟐 + =
17. Find the general solution of the differential 𝒅𝒙𝟒 𝒅𝒙𝟑 𝒅𝒙𝟐
equation: 𝟎
(𝟐𝑫𝟑 + 𝟓𝑫𝟐 − 𝟑𝑫)𝒚 = 𝟎 A. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒙 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒆−𝟐𝒙 + 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝒆−𝟐𝒙
B. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒙 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒆−𝒙 − 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝒆−𝒙
A. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒆−𝟑𝒙 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒆𝒙/𝟐
C. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒙 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒆−𝒙 + 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝒆−𝒙
C. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒆−𝒙 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒆𝒙/𝟐
D. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒙 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒆−𝟐𝒙 − 𝒄𝟒 𝒙𝒆−𝟐𝒙
B. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 + 𝒄𝟐 𝒆−𝒙 + 𝒄𝟑 𝒆𝒙/𝟐
D. 𝒚 = 𝒄𝟏 − 𝒄𝟐 𝒆−𝟑𝒙 − 𝒄𝟑 𝒆𝒙/𝟐
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25. Given the differential equation: (𝟒𝑫𝟐 − 𝟒𝑫 +
𝟏)𝒚 = 𝟎 ; when x=0, y=-2, and y’=2. Find the
value of y when x = 2.
A. 𝒆−𝟔 B. 𝒆 C. 𝒆−𝟐 D. 𝟒𝒆
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