2. Find the value for n for which the following equation is exact and hence solve: (a) (xy 2 + nx2 y)dx + (x3 + x2 y)dy = 0 (b) (x + ye2xy )dx + nxe2xy dy = 0
3. Solve by finding an integrating factor:
(a) (y + 1)dx − xdy = 0 (b) (x2 + y + y 2 )dx − xdy = 0 (c) ydx + (1 − x)dy = 0 (d) (3x2 y − x2 )dx + dy = 0 (e) 2xydx + y 2 dy = 0 (f) (y + x4 y 2 )dx + xdy = 0 (g) (3x2 − y 2 )dy − 2xydx = 0 (h) (xy − 1)dx + (x2 − xy)dy = 0 dy 3yx2 (i) dx = x3 +2y 4
(j) (y + x3 + xy 2 )dx − xdy = 0
4. Solve by whichever method possible:
dy 2x−7y (a) dx = 3y−8x
(b) (y − 1)dx + x(x + 1)dy = 0
(c) (8x3 y − 12x3 )dx + (x4 + 1)dy = 0 dy (d) (x + y) dx + (x − y) = 0 dy 2 (e) (x − y)2 = dx a dy dy (f) y 2 + x2 dx = xy dx
(g) (1 + ex/y )dx + ex/y 1 − xy dy = 0 (h) xdx + ydy = m(xdy − ydx) dy (i) dx + x4xy 2 +1 = 1 (x2 +1)3 dy (j) y dx = ax (k) (x2 y 3 + xy)dy = dx √ √ (l) a2 + x2 dy + y = a2 + x2 − x (m) ydy + by 2 dx = acosxdx dy (n) dx = 4 − x + 2y, y(0) = 1 dy x2 −2y (o) dx = x
5. According to Newton’s laws of motion the temperature u(t) of an object satisfies
du dt = −k(u − T ), where T is a constant temperature and k is a constant. If u(0) = u0 is the initial temperature of the object, then find: (a) Its temperature at any time t. (b) Let τ be the time at which the initial temperature difference u0 − T is reduced by half. Find a relation connecting k and τ. dv 6. Let a falling object satisfy the equation dt = 9.8 − v5 , v(0) = 0. Find the distance that the object falls in time t.
7. In the problems below determine the behaviour of y as t → ∞
(a) y ′ = − 2t+y y
(b) y ′ = 3 sin t + 1 + y (c) y ′ = e−1 + y (d) y ′ = te−1 − 2y
