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ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: ASSIGNMENT 4

FIRST ORDER ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
dy 1
1. The differential equation = 60(y 2 )5 , x > 0 has
dx
(a) a unique solution. (b) two solution.

(c) no solution. (d) infinite number of solutions.

dy
2. Order and degree of = (y + sin x)
dx
(a)(1, 1). (b)1, not defined. (c) 2, 3. (d) 1, 2.

dy
3. An integrating factor of x + (3x + 1)y = xe−2x is
dx
(a) xe3x . (b) 3xex . (c) xex . ( d) x 3 e x .

dy 2
4. The solution of + 2xy = e−x is
dx
2
(a) ye−x = x + c.
2
(b) yex = x + c.
2
(c) xex = y + c.
2
(d) xey = x + c.
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5. One of the integrating factors of the differential equation

(y 2 − 3xy)dx + (x 2 − xy)dy = 0 is

1 1 1 1
(a ) . (b) . (c ) . ( d) .
x2y2 x2 y xy 2 xy

6. The differential equation representing the family of circles touching y axis at the origin is

(a) linear and first order. (b) linear and second order.

(c) non linear and of first order. (d) non linear and of second order.

(x−1)2
7. If k is a constant such that xy + k = e 2 satisfies the differential equation

dy
x = (x 2 − x − 1)y + (x − 1), then k is equal to
dx
(a) 1. (b) 0. (c) − 1. (d) − 2.

8. Consider the differential equation 2 cos y 2 dx − xy sin y 2 dy = 0, then

(a)ex is an integrating factor. (b)e−x is an integrating factor.

(c) 3x is an integrating factor. (d)x 3 is an integrating factor.

9. Consider the differential equation (x + y + 1)dx + (2x + 2y + 1)dy = 0.

Which of the following statements is(are) true?

(a) The differential equation is linear.

(b) The differential equation is exact.

(c)ex+y is an integrating factor of the differential equation.

(d) A suitable transforms the differential equation to the variables separable form.
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dy
10. Consider the differential equation = ay − by 2 , a, b > 0, y(0) = y0 as x → ∞,
dx
the solution y(∞) tends to

a b
(a) 0. (b) . (c ) . (d)y0 .
b a

11. If y α is an integrating factor of the differential equation 2xydx − (3x 2 − y 2 )dy = 0,

then the value of α is

(a) − 4. (b) 4. (c) − 1. (d) 1.

12. The solution of the differential equation (y log y)dx + (x − log y)dy = 0 is

1 1
(a) x log y = (log y)2 + c. (b) y log x = (log x)2 + c.
2 2
1 1
(c) x log y = (log x)2 + c. (d) y log x = (log y)2 + c.
2 2

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13. The solution of the differential equation = is
dx e2x + y 2

(a)y 2 ⋅ e−2x = −2 log y + c. (b)x 2 ⋅ e−2y = −2 log x + c.

(c)y 2 ⋅ e−2y = −2 log x + c. (d)x 2 ⋅ e2y = −2 log y + c.

14. The particular solution of the equation y ′ sin x = y ℓn y

π
satisfying the initial condition y ( ) = e is
2

x x x x
(a)etan2 . (b)ecot2 . (c) ℓn tan . (d) ℓn cot .
2 2
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dy
15. The general solution of the differential equation + tan y tan x = cos x sec y is
dx
(a) 2 sin y = (x + c − sin x cos x) sec x. (b) sin y = (x + c) cos x.

(c) cos y = (x + c) sin x. (d) sec y = (x + c) cos x.

dy
16. The initial value problem (x 2 − x) = (2x − 1) y, y(x0 ) = y0
dx
has a unique solution, if (x0 , y0 ) equals

(a) (2, 1). (b) (1, 1). (c) (0,0). (d) (0,1).

17. An integrating factor for (cos y sin 2x)dx + (cos 2 y − cos2 x)dy = 0 is

(a) sec 2 y + sec y tan y. (b) tan2 y + sec y tan y.

1 1
(c ) . ( d) .
sec 2 y + sec y tan y tan2 y + sec 2 y tan y

18. Which of the following is not an integrating factor of x dy − y dx = 0?

1 1 1 x
(a ) . (b) . (c ) . ( d) .
x2 x2 + y2 xy y

19. The orthogonal trajectoryies of the family of the circles x 2 + y 2 = 2cx

is described by the differential equation, where c is an arbitrary constant.

(a)(x 2 + y 2 )y ′ = 2xy. (b)(x 2 − y 2 )y ′ = 2xy.

(c)(y 2 − x 2 )y ′ = xy. (d)(y 2 − x 2 )y ′ = 2xy.

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20. The orthogonal trajectories to the family of straight lines y = k(x − 1), k ∈ ℝ

are given by

(a)(x − 1)2 + (y − 1)2 = c 2 . (b)x 2 + y 2 = c 2 .

(c )x 2 + (y − 1)2 = c 2 . (d)(x − 1)2 + y 2 = c 2 .

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21. Let y be the solution of y ′ = e−y − 1 on [0,1] which satisfies y(0) = 0, then

(a) y(x) > 0 ∀ x > 0. (b) y(x) < 0 ∀ x > 0.

(c) y changes sign in [0,1]. (d) y ≡ 0 ∀ x > 0.

22. Let u(t) be a continuously differentiable function taking non negative values for
3
t > 0 and satisfyingu′ (t) = 4u4 , u(0) = 0, then

(a) u(t) = 0. (b) u(t) = t 4 .

0 ∶0≤t<1 0 ∶ 0 ≤ t < 10
(c ) u (t ) = { ( d) u ( t ) = {
(t − 1)4 ∶ t ≥ 1 . (t − 10)4 ; t ≥ 10.

ANSWER KEY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(d) (a) (a) (b) (b) (c) (c) (d) (d) (b)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
(a) (a) (a) (b) (a) (a) (d) (b) (d)
21 22
(a,b,c,d)
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