FACULTY OF COMPUTING, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY
MATH 115- Differential Equations
PROBLEM SET 1
General Instructions: In A4 bond papers, solve the following and show your complete solutions
neatly.
1. Find the differential equation whose general solution is:
a. y=c−2
1
x 3x
+c 2 ;
b. y=c1 e x +c 2 e−x +2 x ;
c. y=c 0+ c 1 x +c 2 x 2 +c 3 x 3.
2. Find the differential equation whose general solution is y=c sin x , where c
is an arbitrary constant.
3. Eliminate the constant c from the equation:
a. (x−c)2− y 2=c2;
b. cxy + c2 x+ 4=0.
ample 3:
Eliminate the arbitrary constants from the given equation Cxy +C?x + 4 =
0.
Cxy+C'x+4=0
C(xy'+y) + C2 = 0
xy'+y+C=0
C=-xy' -y
(-xy'-y)xy+(-xy'-y)2x+4=0
-x'yy'-xy2+x3(y)2+2x'yy'+xy2+4=0
xyy+x3(y)2+4=0 or
x(y')2+xyy'+4=0