STRATEGIC TUTORIAL GROUP EXAMINATION 1 (February, 2020)

MATHEMATICAL METHODS

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Time: 2 Hours

[Link] general solution of the differential equation is ___________________

2. Write down the standard form of first order linear differential equation ___________

3. Write the Integrating factor (IF) of linear equation is: ____________________

4. Write down the standard form of homogeneous equation of degree n ________________

5. Determine the order and degree of the differential equation

a) Fourth order, first degree b) Third order, first degree
c) First order, fourth degree d) First order, third degree ​ e) None of these

6. A homogeneous differential equation of the form can be solved by making

the substitution
a) ​ ​ ​b) ​c) ​d) e)
None of these

7. The differential equation is

I. Separable ​ ​II. Linear ​ ​III. Homogeneous ​ IV.
Exact
a) ​ ​b) ​ ​c) ​ ​d)
e) None of these
8. A solution of the initial value problem is

a) ​ b) ​ ​
c) d) e) None of these
9. ​Which of the following differential equations is separable?
I. I​ I. ​ I​ II.
a) I only ​ ​ b) II only ​ c) I and II ​ ​ d) II and
III ​ e) All of these

10. If is a potential function for , then

a) and ​ b) is a solution of the DE

c) ​ ​ ​ d) The general solution of the DE is

​
e) None of these

11. An integrating factor of the D.E. is

a) ​ ​ ​ b) ​ c) ​ d) ​ e)
None of these
12. The Laplace Transform of is
 a) b) ​ c) ​ d)

e) None of these

13. What is the order of the differential equation ?

a) 2 ​ ​b) 4 ​ ​ ​c) -1 ​ ​ ​d)
-2 ​ ​e) 3
14. The differential equation is
a) Linear ​ ​b) Nonlinear ​ ​ c) Linear with fixed constants
d) Undeterminable to be linear or nonlinear ​ e) None of these

15. A differential equation is considered to be ordinary if it has _______________

a) One dependent variable b) More than one dependent variable
c) one independent variable d) More than one independent variable ​
e) None of these
16. An integrating factor that makes the differential equation exact is

a) ​ ​ b) ​ ​c) ​ ​ d) ​e) None

of these

17. What kind of differential equation is

a) Linear ​ ​b) Separable ​ c) Homogeneous ​ d) Nonlinear
e) None of these

18. The differential equation is :

a) Linear and separable ​ b) Linear only ​ c) Separable only ​
d) Non-linear and not separable e) None of these

19. The Laplace transform

a) ​ b) ​ c) ​ d)
e) None of these

20. The inverse Laplace transform

a) ​ b) c)

d) ​ e) None of these
21. is the standard form of ________________________?
22. The two methods for the particular solution of a differential equation are
____________________________________________

23. The degree of the differential equation

_______________

24. The order of the differential equation

________________________
25. The number of arbitrary constants in the general solution of differential equation of
fourth order is: __________________
26. The number of arbitrary constants in the particular solution of a differential equation
of third order are: _________________
27. Which of the following equation is an exact differential equation?

a) ​ ​ b) ​
c) ​ d) e) None of these
28. Which of the following equation is a variable separable differential equation?

a) b) ​
c) ​ d) ​e) None of these
29. Which of the following functions can be used as an integrating factor to turn the

following non exact equation into an exact

equation?
a) ​ ​b) ​ ​c) ​ ​d)
​ ​e)
30. The Laplace Transform of is

a) b) ​ c) ​

d) e) None of these

31. What is the order of the differential equation ?

a) 2 ​ ​b) 4 ​ ​ ​c) -1 ​ ​ ​d)
-2 ​ ​ ​e) 3
32. The differential equation is
a) Linear ​ ​ b) Nonlinear ​ ​ c) Linear with fixed constants
d) Undeterminable to be linear or nonlinear ​e) None of these
33. Which of the following differential equations is exact?

(a) ​ b) ​ c)
d) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ e) None of these
34. The __________________to a differential equation is the specific solution that not
only satisfies the differential equation, but also satisfies the given initial condition(s)
35. The differential equation is of type Bernouilli? True or False
36. The equation is of the type Homogeneous? True or False
37. The method of variation of parameters can be used to determine the complementary
solution of a differential equations. True or False

38. A second order linear differential equation has the form

. True or False
39. The standard form for the exactness of a solution of a differential equation is
True or False
40. The formula that gives all the solutions of a differential equations is called complementary
solution. True or False
 Section B
Answer All Question

Question 1

(a) Find the general solution of the differential equation

(b) Solve the differential equation given that when x=0

Question 2
(a) What do you understand by Gamma and Beta functions?

(b) Evaluate the following

(i) (ii) (iii)

(c) Evaluate the following integral

(i) (ii)

Question 3
(a). Define the Laplace transform of a function given that the Laplace transform is a
function of .

(b) Given that the Laplace transform of the initial value problem

is .

(i) Express into partial fractions and determine your constants.

(ii) Determine the inverse Laplace transform of

(iii) Write down the solution to the initial value problem above.

Question 4

(a). Solve the differential equation

(b). Find the general solution to the differential equation
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