Department of Mathematics
UNIT-IV
LINEAR ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS OF HIGHER ORDER
TUTORIAL SHEET – 1
1. Solve the following differential equations.
a. 2𝑦 ″ − 5𝑦 ′ − 3𝑦 = 0
b. (𝐷2 − 10𝐷 + 25)𝑦 = 0
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
c. + 4 𝑑𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥 2
d. 𝑦 ‴ + 3𝑦 ″ − 4𝑦 = 0
𝑑4 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
e. + 2 𝑑𝑥 2 + 𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥 4
f. 3𝑦 ‴ + 5𝑦 ″ + 10𝑦 ′ − 4𝑦 = 0
𝑑3 𝑢 𝑑2 𝑢
g. + 𝑑𝑡 2 − 2𝑢 = 0
𝑑𝑡 3
h. 𝑦 ″ + 16𝑦 = 0, 𝑦(0) = 2, 𝑦 ′ (0) = −2
i. 𝑦 ″ − 2𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 0, 𝑦(0) = 0, 𝑦(1) = 3
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j. 𝑦 ″ + 𝑦 = 0, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 0, 𝑦 ′ ( 2 ) = 0
k. 𝑦 ″ + 2𝑘𝑦 ′ + (𝑘 2 + 𝑤 2 )𝑦 = 0, 𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 ′ (0) = −𝑘
l. 𝑦 ‴ − 4𝑦 ′ = 0, 𝑦 ′ (0) = 𝑦(0) = 𝑦 ″ (0) = 1
2. The roots of the cubic auxiliary equation are 𝑚1 = 4, 𝑚2 = 𝑚3 = −5, what is the
corresponding homogeneous linear differential equation?
3. Show that the solution of the differential equation
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
− 4 𝑑𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 0 is 𝑦 = 𝑒 −2𝑥 [𝑐1 cosh √2 𝑥 + 𝑐2 sinh √2 𝑥].
𝑑𝑥 2
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Linear Ordinary Differential Equations of Higher Order
TUTORIAL SHEET - 2
1. Find the solution of the following differential equations:
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(i) − 3 𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(ii) 𝑑𝑥 3 − 2 𝑑𝑥 2 − 5 𝑑𝑥 + 6𝑦 = (𝑒 3𝑥 + 3)2
2. Solve the following differential equations.
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
a. + 4 𝑑𝑥 + 4𝑦 = cos 2 𝑥 + 2𝑥
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑥
b. + 𝑥 = sin 𝑡 sin 2t sin 3t
𝑑𝑡 2
𝑑4 𝑦
c. − 𝑦 = cosh( 𝑥 − 1) + sin 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 4
𝑑3 𝑦
d. + 𝑦 = 65 cos( 2𝑥 + 1) + 𝑒 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 3
e. (2𝐷2 + 2𝐷 + 3)𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
f. 3 +2 + = 𝑒 2𝑥 + 𝑥 3
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
g. 𝑦 ″ − 𝑦 = 𝑥, 𝑦(0) = 0, 𝑦(1) = 0
𝑑2 𝑦 1
h. + 4𝑦 = sin 2𝑥 , 𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 (2) = 0
𝑑𝑥 2
3. Solve the following differential equations:
𝑑2 𝑦
(i) + 4𝑦 = 𝑡 2 𝑒 3𝑡
𝑑𝑡 2
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(ii) − 7 𝑑𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑥 (1 + 𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 3
𝑑2 𝑦
(iii) + 4𝑦 = 2𝑒 𝑥 sin2 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑥
(iv) − 4𝑥 = 𝑡 2 cos 𝑡
𝑑𝑡 2
𝑑2 𝑢
(v) − 4𝑢 = 𝑥 sinh 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦
(vi) − 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 𝑥 sin 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 2
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TUTORIAL SHEET - 3
1. Find the solution of the following differential equations:
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑦 sin(log 𝑥)
(i) 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 2 + 3 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑥 = 5 − 𝑥
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 1
(ii) 𝑥 3 𝑑𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 = 10 [𝑥 + 𝑥]
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
(iii) (5 + 2𝑥 )2 − 6(5 + 2𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 + 8𝑦 = 6𝑥
𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦
(iv) 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 2 − 2𝑦 + 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦(2) = 𝑦(3) = 0.
2. Solve the following differential equations by the method of variation of parameters:
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(i) 𝑦 ″ + 𝑦 = 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
(ii) 𝑦 ″ + 2𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 4𝑒 −𝑥 log 𝑒 𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦
(iii) 𝑑𝑥 2
− 𝑦 = 𝑒 −2𝑥 cos( 𝑒 −𝑥 )
(iv) 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 ′ = (3 + 𝑥)𝑥 2 𝑒 𝑥
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3. In a simple harmonic motion, the amplitude of motion is 5 meters and the period is 4
seconds. Find the time required by the particle in passing between the points which are at
distance of 4 meters and 2 meters from the center of the force and are on same side of it.
𝑑2 𝑥
Also find the velocities at these points. (Equation of SHM is = −𝜇2 𝑥).
𝑑𝑡 2
4. Find the current in the RLC circuit assuming zero initial current and charge and 𝑅 = 160
Ohm, 𝐿 = 20 Henry, 𝐶 = 2 × 10−3 Farad and 𝐸 = 48.1 sin(10𝑡) volts.
𝑑2 𝑄 𝑑𝑄 𝑄
(The differential equation for the charge Q is 𝐿 𝑑𝑡 2 + 𝑅 𝑑𝑡 + 𝑐 = 𝐸)
Objective Questions:
1. The order and degree of the differential equation 𝑦 ′′ − (𝑦 ′ )3/2 = 2 is ___and ____.
2. The complementary function of the differential equation is 𝑐1 cos 3𝑥 + 𝑐2 sin 3𝑥, then
Wronskian is _________.
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3. sin 2𝑡 =_________.
𝐷2 +1
𝑑2 𝑥 1
4. Particular integral of + (𝑥 − 𝑎) = 0 is_________.
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑏
𝑑2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
5. If 𝑥 = 𝑒 2𝑡 is the solution of the equation − 5 𝑑𝑡 + 𝑘𝑥 = 0 then value of 𝑘 is
𝑑𝑡 2
_________.
6. Reduce the differential equation 𝑥 2 𝑦 ′′ − 𝑥𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = log 𝑒 𝑥 to a linear differential
equation with constant coefficient.
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