Tutorial 1
Tutorial 1
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equations.
dy
(i) x(1 − x2 ) + (2x2 − 1) y = x3
dx
(ii) e−y 2
sec y dy = dx + x dy
dy
(iii) = x3 y 3 − xy
dx
9. Apply the given operator to the given function (show all the steps
in detail) :
x x x
(i) 8D2 + 2D − I; cosh , sinh , e 2
2 2
(ii) (D + 5I)(D − I); e−3x sin x, e3x , x2
(iii) (D − 4I)(D + 3I); x3 − x2 , sin 4x, e−3x
11. Find linear ODE for which the following functions are linearly
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independent solutions :
(i) 1, e−2x (ii) cos 5x, sin 5x (iii) x2 , x3 (iv) ex , xex (v) x, x ln x
(vi) 1, x, cos 2x, sin 2x (vii) ex , xex , cos x, sin x, x cos x, x sin x
(viii) e−(s+it)x , e−(s−it)x (ix) ex , e−x , e2x (x) e−kx cos πx, e−kx sin πx
12. What is the superposition or linearity principle ? For what nth -order
ODEs does it hold ?
13. Reduce to first order and solve, showing each step in detail :
(i) y ′′ + (y ′ )3 sin y = 0
(ii) 2xy ′′ = 3y ′
14. Find the curve through the origin in the xy− plane which satisfies
y ′′ = 2y ′ and whose tangent at the origin has slope 1.
18. Verify that e−4x , xe−4x , x2 e−4x are linearly independent solutions of
y ′′′ + 12y ′′ + 48y ′ + 64y = 0.
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(ii) (D4 + k 4 ) y = 0
(iii) y ′′ + 4y ′ + (π 2 + 4)y = 0
(iv) 4y ′′ − 4y ′ − 3y = 0
(v) y ′′ + 2k 2 y ′ + k 4 y = 0
(vi) y ′′ − 2y ′ − 3y = 0; y(−1) = e, y ′ (−1) = −e/4
(vii) (D3 − D2 − D + I)y = 0
(viii) y (4) − 9y (2) − 400y = 0; y(0) = 3.4, y ′ (0) = 0, y ′′ (0) = 2.5,
y ′′′ (0) = 3.5
(ix) (D2 + 3D + 2.5I)y = 0
(x) 9y ′′ − 30y ′ + 25y = 0; y(0) = 3.3, y ′ (0) = 10
(xi) (x2 D2 − xD + 5I)y = 0
(xii) (9x2 D2 + 3xD + I)y = 0
(xiii) (D + 2I)2 y = 0
(xiv) (D3 − 3D2 + 9D − 27I)y = 0
(xv) x2 y ′′ − xy ′ + 2y = 0
(xvi) x2 y ′′ + 3xy ′ + y = 0
(xvii) (10 x2 D2 − 20 x D + 22.4I)y = 0
d 1 2
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(xviii) + y=0
dx x
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