BASIC CONCEPTS
Differential Equation ODE/ Dependent Independent
PDE Variable Variable
d 2s
(a) sint 0
dt 2
u u
(b) x u x y
2z 2z
(c) x2 t 2
2 2
x t
2 dy
(d) x (1 y) (1 x) y 2 0
dx
Differential Equation Order Linearity
Linear Non Linear
3
dy
(a) dx 2 xy cos x
ds
(b) 3t 2 s 2t
dt
d4y d2y
(c) y e4x 0
4 2
dx dx
2
d 3x 2
d x 6 x cos t et
(d) 3
dt dt 2
2
2 d2y dy
(e) x 2 y ln x
dx2 dx
3 dy
(f) ( y 1) xy 2 x sinh x
dx
d 3u du
(g) ex (1 x)u 0
dx3 dx
1
3. Eliminate constant A from the given equations
a) y 2 x A b) y Ax 2
c) y A(1 e x ) d) y Axe x
e) y Ax 2 1 f) y Ae x ( x 2)e 2 x
g) y A sin 1 x h) y ln x Ae x
4. Eliminate constant A and B from the given equations
A
a) y Ax Bx 2 b) y Bx
x
c) y Asin(2 x B) d) y ( A Bx)e 2 x
5) State whether the problems are Initial-value problem (IVP) or Boundary-value problem
(BVP).
dy
a) x y xy 0, y(1) 1 ______
dx
d2y dy
b) 2
2 y 0, y(0) 1, y' (0) 1 ______
dx dx
d 3 y dy
c) y 1 sin x, y(0) y' (0) 0, y"(1) 3 ______
dx 3 dx
d3y
d) y sin x, y(1) y' (1) 2, y"(1) 3 ______
dx 3
6) Verify that y( x) Ae x Be x Ce 2 x 3 , which A,B and C are constants,
is a solution for
d3y d 2 y dy
2 2y 6
dx 3 dx 2 dx
7) Find the values of A and B, so that y Asinx Bcosx will be
d2y dy
2
4 3 y sin x
dx dx
d2y dy
8) If y sin(m sin 1 x) , prove that (1 x 2 ) 2
x m2 y 0
dx dx
9) Form a differential equation by eliminating constants A and B from the equation
y e 2t ( Acos3t Bsin3t )
1 x
n
2 dy
10) If y , prove that (1 x ) 2ny
1 x dx
2
d2y dy
11) If y e x ln(1 x) , prove that (1 x) 2
(2 x 3) ( x 2) y 0
dx dx
2
1 dy d2y
12) If ln y tan x , prove that (2 x 1) y 2 0
dx dx
dy
13) If y 1 x 2 sin 1 x , prove that (1 x 2 ) xy 1 x 2
dx
14) If y sin 1 x , prove that 4(1 x)
d2y
dx 2
dy
2 2 y 0
dx
Answer
Question 3
dy dy
a) 2 b) x y2
dx dx
dy dy
c) (e x 1) y 0 d) x ( x 1) y 0
dx dx
dy dy
e) x 2 y 2 f) y ( x 3)e 2 x
dx dx
dy y dy 1
g) (sin 1 x) h) y ln x
dx 1 x2 dx x
Question 4
d2y dy d2y dy
a) x 2 2 2 x 2 y 0 b) x 2 2
x y0
dx dx dx dx
2 2
d y d y dy
c) 4y 0 d) 4 4y 0
dx 2 dx 2
dx
Question 5
a) IVP b) IVP c) BVP d) IVP
Question 7
1 1
A , B
10 5
Question 9
y"4 y'13 y 0