Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
Engineering Mathematics II - MA111
Problem Sheet 7
First Order ODE
1. Verify (by differentiation and substitution) that y = ce−4x + 0.35 is a solution of y′ + 4y =
1.4. If y(0) = 2, find the particular solution.
2. Show (by differentiation and substitution) that y = cx − c2 is a general solution of (y′ )2 −
xy′ + y = 0. Show that y = x2 /4 is also a solution of this ODE. And this solution cannot
be obtained from the general solution. Such a solution is called a singular solution.
3. Solve the following IVP.
y y
xy′ = y + 4x5 cos2 , y(2) = 0. (set = u ).
x x
Ans: y = x arctan( x4 − 16).
4. Find a general solution of
y′ = (4x + y + 1)2 , y(0) = 2. (set v = 4x + y + 1)
Ans: 4x + y + 1 = 2 tan(2x + c).
5. Solve
(−y/x2 + 2 cos 2x ) dx + (1/x − 2 sin 2y) dy = 0.
Ans: y/x + sin 2x + cos 2y = c.
6. Solve
(e(x+y) − y) dx + ( xe x+y + 1) dy = 0.
Ans: xey + ye− x = c.
7. Under what conditions for the constants a, b, k, l is
( ax + by)dx + (kx + ly)dy = 0
exact? Solve the exact ODE.
Ans: b = k, ax2 + 2kxy + ly2 = c
1
8. Find the general solution of following IVP’s. If an initial condition is given, find also the
corresponding particular solution.
(a) x2 y′ + 3xy = 1/x, y(1) = −1.
Ans: General solution: y = x −3 ( x + c) Particular solution: y = x −2 − 2x −3
2
(b) y′ + 4x2 y = (4x2 − x )e− x /2
3 2
Ans: y = ce−4x /3 + e− x /2
3
(c) y′ + x2 y = (e− x sinh x )/(3y2 )
n 3 o1/3
Ans: y = e− x (cosh x + c)
(d) y′ sin 2y + x cos 2y = 2x (Reduce to a linear equation by the substitution z = cos 2y,
or use separation of variables)
1 2
Ans: y = (arccos(2 + ce x )
2
9. Show that the sum of a solution of the non-homogeneous linear ODEs
(i): y′ + p( x )y = r ( x )
and a solution of the homogeneous linear ODEs
(ii): y′ + p( x )y = 0)
is another solution of (i) as well.