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I [Link] II Semester (R25)
QUESTION BANK
MATHEMATICS-II
(ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND VECTOR CALCULUS)
UNIT-I: First Order Ordinary Differential Equations
UNIT-I Very Short Answer Questions
1 Define general solution and particular solution of a differential equation
2 Define exact differential equation
3 Define integrating factor
4 Define orthogonal trajectories of the family of curves
5 State Newton’s law of cooling
6 State law of natural growth and decay
7 Solve ( x2− ay)dx + ( y 2− ax)dy = 0
8 Solve (2x + e y )dx + xe y dy = 0
9 Solve xdy − ydx + 2 x3dx = 0
10 Solve xdy − ydx + a( x 2 + y 2 )dy = 0
11 Find an integrating factor of ( x3+ y3 )dx − xy 2dy = 0
12 Find an integrating factor of (1 + xy) ydx + (1 − xy) xdy = 0
13 Find an integrating factor of (5x3+ 12 x2+ 6 y 2 )dx + 6 xydy = 0
dy
14 Find an integrating factor of x cos x dx + ( x sin x + cos x ) y = 1

15 Reduce the differential equation

dy
+
dx x
y
( ) y
log y = x (log y)2 into linear form

16 Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of semi-cubical parabolas ay 2 = x3

3
17 If ( xy + y cos x)dx + (3x y +  sin x)dy = 0 is exact, then  ,  = _________
2 2

A)  = 2,  = 1 B)  = 1,  = 2 C)  = 3,  = 1 D)  = 1,  = 3
18 Which of the following is not an integrating factor of ydx − xdy = 0 ?

A) 1 B) 1 C) 1 D) 1 xy
x2 x3 y2
19 If the differential equation dy − y tan x = − y 2 sec x is reduced to the form dz + z tan x = sec x
dx dx
then z = __________
−2 2 −1
A) y B) y C) y D) y
2
20 The orthogonal trajectories of the family of parabolas y = 4a( x + a) is _________
2 2 2 2
A) y = 4b( y + b) B) y = 4b( x + b) C) x = 4b( x + b) D) x = 4b( y + b)
 UNIT-I Long Answer Questions
1 Solve the following differential equations:
(i) (5x4+ 3x2 y 2− 2xy3 )dx + (2x3 y − 3x2 y 2− 5 y 4 )dy = 0
dy y cos x+ sin y+ y
(ii) + =0
dx sin x+ xcos y+ x
(iii)  y (1 + x1 ) + cos y  dx + ( x + log x − x sin y ) dy = 0
2 Solve the following differential equations:
(i) ( x2 y − 2 xy 2 )dx − ( x3− 3x2 y)dy = 0 ( ) ( )
(iii) x 2 y 2 + xy + 1 ydx + x 2 y 2 − xy + 1 xdy = 0

(iv) (4 xy +3y − x)dx + x( x +2 y)dy = 0

3 2 2 4 2
(iii) ( xy + y)dx + 2( x y +x + y )dy = 0
3 Solve the following differential equations:
(i) x log x dy + y = log x 2 (ii) (1 + y 2 )dx = (tan −1 y − x)dy
dx

(3)
(iii) 2 ycos x + 4 y sin x = sin 2 x, y  = 0 (iv)  e
 x
−2 x
− y  dx
x  dy = 1
4 Solve the following differential equations:
dy
(i) 2 xy = 10 x3 y5+ y (ii) dx = y tan x − y 2 sec x
dy tan y dy
(iii) dx − 1+ x = (1 + x)e xsec y (iv) dx + x sin 2 y = x3cos 2 y
5 Find the orthogonal trajectories of the following family of curves:
(ii) x + y + 2 x + c = 2, (  is the parameter)
2 2
(i) x2 3+ y 2 3= a 2 3

6 Show that the family of confocal conics x2 + y2 = 1 is self-orthogonal,  being

a + b + 2 2
parameter
7 (i) A body originally at 80°C cools down to 60°C in 20 minutes, the temperature of the air
being 40°C. What will be the temperature of the body after 40 minutes from the original?
(ii) If the temperature of air is 30°C and the substance cools from 100°C to 70°C in 15
minutes, find when the temperature will be 40°C.
8 (i) A cake is removed from an oven at 210°F and is placed in a room of constant temperature
70°F. After 30 minutes, the temperature of the cake is 150°F. When will the temperature of the
cake be 120°F?
(ii) If a substance cools from 370K to 330K in 10 minutes when the temperature of the
surrounding air is 290K, find the temperature of the substance after 40 minutes. Also find
when the temperature of the substance will become 310K.
9 (i) The number N of bacteria in a culture grew at a rate proportional to N. The value of N was
initially 100 and increased to 332 in one hour. What was the value of N after 1 12 hours?
(ii) The rate at which bacteria multiply is proportional to the instantaneous number present. If
the original number doubles in 2 hours, in how many hours will it triple?
10 (i) Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount present. If a fraction p of the
original amount disappears in 1 year, how much will remain at the end of 21 years?
(ii) If 30% of a radioactive substance disappears in 10 days, how long will it take for 90% of
it to disappear?
 UNIT-II: Higher Order Linear Differential Equations
UNIT-II Very Short Answer Questions
1 Define linear differential equation
2 Write the general form of an nth order non-homogeneous linear differential equation with
constant coefficients
d3y 2
3 Solve − 6 d 2y + 11 dy − 6 y = 0
dx 3 dx dx
4 Solve ( D 2 − 4 D + 4) y = 0, D  d
dx
5 Solve ( D 2 − 6 D + 25) y = 0, D  d
dx
3
d y dy
6 Solve −3 + 4y = 0
dx 3 dx
7 Find the complementary function of ( D2+ 4) y = cos 2 x
8 Find the complementary function of (D3+ D2 + 4D + 4) y = ex + sin 2 x
9 Find the complementary function of (D2− 5D + 6) y = cos x
10 Find the particular integral of ( D − 3D + 2) y = 2e
2 3x

11 Find the particular integral of ( D +1)2= 2e− x

12 Find the particular integral of (D3+ 4D) y = sin 2 x
13 Find the particular integral of ( D − 5D + 4) y = 10 cos x
4 2

14 Find the particular integral of ( D2+1) y = x3

15 Find the particular integral of ( D + 1)2 y = e− xcos x
2 x
16 Find the particular integral of ( D −1) y = 6 xe
d 3 y dy
17 The set of linearly independent solutions of − = 0 is____________
dx3 dx
A) 1, x, e x  B) 1, x, e− x  C) 1, e x, e− x  D)  x, e x, e− x 
18 The particular integral of (D4− 2D3+ 2D2− 2D + 1) y = cos x is ____________
A) x cos x B) 2x cos x C) 4x cos x D) 6x cos x
19 The particular integral of ( D2− 2D + 2) y = log 4 is ____________
A) log 2 B) log 4 C) 2 log 4 D) 4 log 4
20 The particular integral of (D2− a2 ) y = cosh ax is ____________
A) 2xa cosh ax B) − x sinh ax C) x sinh ax D) − x cosh ax
2a 2a 2a
UNIT-II Long Answer Questions
1 Solve the following differential equations:
(i) ( D3− 6D2+ 11D − 6) y = e−2 x + e−3 x (ii) (D3− 5D2+ 7 D − 3) y = e2 xcosh x
2 Solve the following differential equations:
(i) ( D3+ 1) y = cos(2 x − 1) (ii) y+ 4 y+ 4 y = 3sin x + 4cos x, y(0) = 1, y(0) = 0
3 Solve the following differential equations:
(ii) (D2+ D + 1) y = x3 (ii) ( D2 + 1)2 y = x4 + 2sin x cos3x
4 Solve (D − 2)2 y = 8(e2 x + sin 2 x + x2 )
5 Solve ( D3− D) y = 2 x + 1 + 4cos x + 2e x
6 Solve the following differential equations:
−x 3x d4y
(i) ( D + 4D + 3) y = e sin x + xe
2
(ii) − y = cos x cosh x
dx4
7 Solve the following differential equations:
(i) ( D2+ 2D + 1) y = x cos x (ii) ( D 2 − 2 D + 1) y = xe xsin x
8 Solve the following differential equations by the method of variation of parameters:
d2y (ii) ( D 2 + 1) y = sec x
2 + a y = cosec ax
2
(i)
dx
9 Solve the following differential equations by the method of variation of parameters:
d2y (ii) y − 2 y + 2 y = e x tan x
(i) + 4 y = tan 2 x
dx 2
10 Solve the following differential equations by the method of variation of parameters:
3x
(i) y − 6 y + 9 y = e 2 (ii) y − 2 y + y = e x log x
x
UNIT-III: Laplace Transforms
UNIT-III Very Short Answer Questions
1 Define Laplace transform
2 Write the sufficient conditions for the existence of Laplace transform of f (t )
3 State first shifting theorem
4 State change of scale property
5 Define unit step function and find its Laplace transform
6 State second shifting theorem
7 State Convolution theorem
8 Define periodic function and write the Laplace transform of a periodic function f (t ) with
period T
9 Find the Laplace transform of 4t 2 + sin 3t + e2t
10 Evaluate L e−2t sin h 3t

11 Evaluate L t cos at

12 Evaluate L sin
t  
t


13 If L sin t =   
 e− 41s , prove that L cos t =  e− 41s
2 s3 2 t s


14 Evaluate L−1 s −s3 +2
2
s 
−1  2 
15 Evaluate L  s 3 
 ( s−2) 

16 Evaluate L−1 (s−2)(1 s−3)

17 If L  f (t ) = 1 , then L  f (2t ) = _________
s2 +1
A) 1 B) 1 C) 2 D) 2
s +2 2
s +42
s +42
s +2
2

18 If L  f (t ) = s3/2 and f (0) = 0 then L  f (t ) = _________

1

A) 1 B) 1s C) s12 1
D) 5/2
s s
 s−3 
19 L−1   = _________
 ( s−3)2 + 4 
A) e3t sin 4t B) e3t cos 4t C) e3t sin 2t D) e3t cos 2t
− s

L−1  se2
2
20  = _________
 s +1 
(
A) u t − 2 cos t )
B) u t − 2 sin t ( ) (
C) − u t − 2 cos t ) (
D) − u t − 2 sin t)
UNIT-III Long Answer Questions
1 Find the Laplace transforms of the following:
(i) e2t + 4t 3− 2 sin 3t + 3 cos 3t (ii) sin 2t sin 3t (iii) sin 32t

2 (i) Find the Laplace transforms of e−3t (2 cos 5t − 3sin 5t )

− 3
(ii) If L  f (t ) = 1s e s , then prove that L e−t f (3t ) = s1+1 e s+1
−1

3 Find the Laplace transforms of the following:

(i) e−t cos2t
2t
(ii) te cos t (iii) t sin 3t cos 2t
4 Evaluate the following:

 
− at − bt
(i) L  e −t e  (ii) L sin 3t cost
  t
5 Using Laplace transforms evaluate the following:
 e−at sint  cos6t −cos4t 
(i) 0 t dt (ii) 0 t dt (iii) 0 t 2e−4t sin 2t dt
6 Find the inverse Laplace transforms of the following:
(i) 2S 2 −6s+5 (ii) 4s +5 (iii) 5s+3
S −6S 2 +11s−6
3 ( s−1)2 ( s+2) ( s−1)( s2 +2s +5)
7 Evaluate the following:

(i) L−1 log s+1

s−1  ( ) 
  s2 + 4 
(ii) L−1 log  2  

  s + 9 


 
(iii) L−1  tan −1 22 
 s 
( )
8 Evaluate the following using Convolution theorem

 
    s 
s (ii) L−1  2 s 2
2
(i) L−1  2  (iii) L−1  
 (s +a )   (s + 4)(s + 9)   (s+ 2)(s + 9) 
2 2 2
 
9 Solve the following differential equation by using Laplace transforms:
(i) y+ 2 y− y− 2 y = 0 given y(0) = y(0) = 0 and y(0) = 6
(ii) y+ y = t , y(0) = 1, y(0) = 0
10 Use Laplace transforms to solve the following differential equations:

(i) d 2x − 2 dx + x = et with x = 2, dx = −1 at t = 0
2
dt dt dt
d2y dy
(ii) 2 + 2 + 5 y = e−t sin t given that y(0) = 0 and y(0) = 1
dt dt

UNIT-IV: Vector Differentiation

UNIT-IV Very Short Answer Questions
1 Define scalar point function and vector point function with an example
2 Define gradient of a scalar point function
3 Define divergence of a vector point function
4 Define curl of a vector point function
5 Define solenoidal vector point function with an example
6 Define irrotational vector point function with an example
7 Find a unit vector normal to the surface x2 y + 2 xz = 4 at the point (2, −2, 3)
8 Find the maximum value of directional derivative of  = x2 yz3 at ( 2,1, −1)
9 Find the greatest rate of increase of u = xyz 2 at (1,0,3)
 
10 If A = 3x2iˆ + 5xy 2 ˆj + xyz3kˆ then find  F at (1, 2,3)
 
11 If A = 3x2iˆ + 5xy 2 ˆj + xyz3kˆ then, evaluate   F at (1, 2, 3)

12 If F = (2 x + 3 y )iˆ + (4 y − z ) ˆj + ( x − pz )kˆ is solenoidal vector point function, find p

13 Determine constants a, b, c so that F = (4 x + 3 y + az )iˆ + (bx − y + z ) ˆj + (2 x + cy + z )kˆ is
irrotational vector point function

14 Show that r n r is irrotational

15 Show that curl ( grad  ) = 0

16 Show that div(curl F ) = 0
 
17 If a is a constant vector , curl (a  r ) = ________
   
A) 2a B) − 2a C) a D) − a
18 If r = xiˆ+ yjˆ + zkˆ and r = r then  ( r ) = __________
  n
   
A) nr n−1r B) nr n−2 r C) nr n r D) nr n−3r

19 If r = xiˆ+ yjˆ + zkˆ and r = r then  ( r1 ) = __________
 2

A) r −2 B) 2r −2 C) 3r −3 D) 0
 
20 If F = x( y + z)iˆ + y( z + x) ˆj + z( x +y)kˆ then divF at (1,1,1) = ___________
A) 3 B) 6 C) 4 D) 8
UNIT-IV Long Answer Questions
1 Find the values of a and b such that the surfaces ax2− byz = (a + 2) x and 4x 2 y + z 3 = 4
cut orthogonally at (1, − 1, 2 )

2 Calculate the angle between the normals to the surface xy = z 2 at the points ( 4,1,2) and
(3,3, − 3)
3 (i) Find the directional derivative of  ( x, y, z ) = x 2 yz + 4 xz 2 at the point (1, −2, −1) in the
direction of the vector 2iˆ − ˆj − kˆ
(ii) Find the directional derivative of  = 5x 2 y − 5 y 2 z + 2.5 z 2 x at the point P (1,1,1) in
the direction of the line x−1 =
y −3
2 −2
=z
4 Find the directional derivative of  ( x, y, z) = xy 2+ yz3 at the point ( 2, −1,1) in the
direction of the normal to the surface xlog z − y 2 = − 4 at ( −1, 2,1)

5 Find the directional derivative of f ( x, y, z) = x2− y 2+ 2 z 2 at the point P(1,2,3) in the

direction of the line PQ, where Q(5,0,4)
  
6 (i) Find div F and curl F at the point (1, −1,1), where F = xy 2iˆ + 2 x 2 yzˆj − 3 yz 2 kˆ
  
(ii) Find div F and curl F, where F = grad ( x + y + z − 3xyz )
3 3 3

7 Show that the following vector point functions are irrotational and find the scalar
potential in each case:

(i) F= ( x2− yz)iˆ + ( y 2− zx) ˆj + ( z 2− xy)kˆ

(ii) F= (6xy + z3)iˆ + (3x2− z) ˆj + (3xz 2− y)kˆ
 
8 Prove that div (r n r ) = (n + 3)r n . Hence show that r3 is solenoidal
r
2
9 Show that div( grad r n ) =  (r n ) = n(n + 1)r n−2
10 Prove the following:
   
(i) div( A B) = B  divA − A  divB
  
(ii) curl ( A  B) = AdivB − BdivA + ( B ) A − ( A ) B

UNIT-V: Vector Integration

UNIT-V Very Short Answer Questions
1 Evaluate  ydx + xdy , where C is the arc of the parabola y = x2 from (0, 0) to (1,1)
C
  
2 If F = 3xyiˆ − y 2 ˆj, evaluate  F d r , where C is the curve y = 2 x 2 in the xy-plane from
C
(0, 0) to (1, 2)

3 Find the circulation of F = yiˆ − xjˆ + zkˆ along the circle x2+ y 2= 1in xy-plane

4 Find the total work done by the force F = (2 x +3y2 )iˆ − 2 xy ˆj when it moves a particle in
xy-plane along the curve C : x = t 2, y = t from t = 0 to t = 1

5 If F = yiˆ + zjˆ + xkˆ and S is the surface of the sphere x2+ y 2+ z 2 = 1 in the xy-plane,

evaluate  curl F n ds
S
6 State Green’s theorem
7 State Stoke’s theorem
8 State Gauss’s divergence theorem
  (2 xy − x )dx + ( x + y
2 2 2
9 Use Green’s theorem to evaluate )dy, where C is the closed
C
curve of the region bounded by y = x2 and y 2 = x

C xydx + x dy, where C is the square bounded by

2
10 Apply Green’s theorem to evaluate

0  x  1 and 0  y 1
 (2 x − y)dx + ( x + 3 y)dy, where C is the boundary of the
11 Using Green’s theorem, evaluate 
C
ellipse x + 4y = 4
2 2

x
12 Apply Stoke’s theorem to evaluate  e dx + 2 y dy − dz, where C is the curve x2 + y 2 = 9
C
and z = 2

13 Use Stoke’s theorem to evaluate ( yzdx + zxdy + xydz), where C is the curve x 2 + y 2 = 1,
C
z = y2
14 Evaluate r n ds, where S is the surface of the sphere x2+ y 2+ z 2 = 9
 S
15 Apply divergence theorem to evaluate
 xdydz + ydzdx + zdxdy, where S is the surface
S
2 2 2 2
of the sphere x + y + z = a
 
16 If F = axiˆ + byjˆ + czkˆ and S is the surface of a unit sphere, evaluate F  n ds
S
17 If C is the curve x = t 2 , y = 2t ( 0  t  1) then (2 x + 3 y)dx − xydy = __________
C
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 6

2 2 y
18 If C is the circle x + y = 4, then (3 y + cos x)dx + (7 x − e )dy = __________
C
A) 16 B) 8 C) 4 D) 2
19 If A is the area of a plane region bounded by a simple closed curve C in the xy-plane, then
A = __________
A)  ( xdy −ydx )  ( xdy −ydx )
B) 12   ( ydx −xdy )
C) 12   ( ydx −xdy )
D) 
C C C C
20 If S is the surface of the cuboid bounded by the planes 0  x  a, 0  y  b, 0  z  c
then  ( x + z)dydz + ( y + z)dzdx + ( x + y)dxdy = _________
S
A) 0 B) abc C) 2abc D) 3abc
UNIT-V Long Answer Questions
  
1 If A = (3x2+ 6 y)iˆ −14 yzjˆ + 20xz 2kˆ, evaluate  A  d r from (0, 0, 0) to (1,1,1) along the
path x = t, y = t 2, z = t 3

2 Find the work done in moving a particle in the force F = 3x 2iˆ + (2 xz − y ) ˆj + zkˆ along
(i) the straight line from (0, 0, 0) to ( 2, 1, 3)
(ii) the curve defined by x2= 4y, 3x3= 8z from x = 0 to x = 2
3 Find the total work done in moving a particle in a force field given by

F = 3xyiˆ − 5 zˆj + 10 xkˆ along the curve x = t 2 + 1, y = 2t 2 , z = t 3 from t = 0 to t = 2
  
4 Evaluate  F n ds , where F = 18 ziˆ − 12 ˆj + 3ykˆ and S is the portion of the plane
S
2 x + 3 y + 6 z = 12 in the first octant
 
5 Evaluate  F n ds, where F = ziˆ + xjˆ − 3 y 2 zkˆ and S is the surface x2 + y 2 = 16 included in
S
the first octant between z = 0 and z = 5

 ( xy + y )dx + x2dy, where C is bounded by y = x and

2
6 Verify Green’s theorem for
C

y=x 2

 (3x − 8 y )dx + (4 y − 6 xy )dy, where C is the boundary of the

2
7 Verify Green’s theorem for
C
region bounded by x = 0, y = 0 and x + y = 1
8 Verify Green’s theorem for  ( x
2
− xy3 )dx + ( y 2− 2 xy)dy, where C is the square with
C
vertices (0, 0), (2, 0), (2, 2) and (0, 2)

9 (i) Verify Stoke’s theorem for F = ( x2 + y 2 )iˆ − 2 xyˆj taken around the rectangle bounded
by the lines x = a, y = 0 and y = b

(ii) Verify Stoke’s theorem for F = (2 x − y)iˆ − yz 2 ˆj − y 2 zkˆ over the upper half surface
of the sphere x2+ y 2+ z 2 = 1, bounded by its projection on the xy-plane

10 (i) Verify Gauss’s divergence theorem for F = ( x2− yz)iˆ + ( y 2− zx) ˆj + ( z 2− xy)kˆ taken
over the rectangular parallelepiped 0  x  a, 0  y  b, 0  z  c.

(ii) Verify Gauss’s divergence theorem for F = 4xziˆ − y 2 ˆj + yzkˆ taken over the cube
bounded by x = 0, x = 1; y = 0, y = 1; z = 0, z = 1

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