Week 8 - Practical Exercise Set 2
Week 8 - Practical Exercise Set 2
Week 8 - Practical Exercise Set 2
WEEK 8
FIRST-ORDER LINEAR D.E.s
PRACTICAL EXERCISE SET 2
1. Find general solutions of each of the following differential equations by the method of
Separation of Variables. Express the general solution implicitly if necessary, explicitly if
convenient.
p dy p dy
(a) 2 x = 1 − y2 (d) x2 = 1 − x2 + y2 − x2 y2
dx dx
dy ¡ 4 ¢ dy ¡ ¢ ¡ ¢
(b) y3 = y + 1 cos x (e) = 3x2 y2 + 1 , y 0 = 1
dx dx
¡ ¢ dy dy ¡ ¢
(c) 1 − x2 = 2y (f) = 4x3 y − y, y 1 = −3
dx dx
2. Find general solutions of each of the following differential equations by using an inte-
grating factor.
dy dy p
(a) + 3y = 2x e−3x (c) 2x + y = 10 x
dx dx
dy ¡ ¢ dy ¡ ¢
(b) x + 2y = 3x, y 1 = 5 (d) x = 3y + x4 cos x, y 2π = 0
dx dx
3. The current i at time t, in an electrical circuit containing a resistance R and inductance
L, can be modelled by the following differential equation
di
L + Ri = V,
dt
where V is the voltage. L, R and V are constants.