MAT 2330 Test 1 Review

1. Verify the given solution for each differential equation.

a.

b.

c.

2. Construct a slope field and sketch several solutions for each differential equation.
a.

b.

3. Identify any equilibrium solutions for the differential equation, and determine stability.
a.

b.

4. Given

, use Eulers Method to approximate and .

5. Given

, use the Fourth-Order Runga-Kutta Method to approximate and

.

6. Solve the differential equation.
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

7. In the previous question, which differential equations are linear? If linear, which are homogeneous?
Which are autonomous?

8. Does the differential equation have a solution? If so, is the solution unique?
a.

b.

9. A $1,000,000 lottery prize is paid out as $50,000 per year for 20 years. Assuming the lottery
commission can set up an account that earns 10% interest, how much should the commission
deposit now to cover the annual payments for this prize?

10. A tank initially contains 5 lb of salt dissolved in 20 gal of water. A salt solution with concentration 2
lb/gal is added at a rate of 4 gal/min, and the mixture is drained at the same rate. How long should
this process continue to raise the amount of salt in the tank to 25 lb?

11. Suppose that it is 70F in a house when the furnace breaks down. The outside temperature is 10F.
After 30 minutes, the inside temperature has dropped to 50F. How long will it take for the
temperature to drop to 32F?

12. In an epidemic, the rate of spread of an illness is directly proportional to the number of people who
are infected and the number of people who are not infected. In a city with population 75,000, an
initial infected group of 30 people expands to 500 after 10 days. Construct a model for the number
of people infected after days.

MAT 2330 Test 1 Review Answers
2. a. b.


3. a. stable: ; unstable:
b. semistable:

4.

5.

t y k1 k2 k3 k4 k*
2 1 0.909297 0.848773 0.851237 0.795494 0.850802
2.1 1.08508 0.795526 0.744005 0.745713 0.697189 0.745358
2.2 1.159616

6. a.

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b.

)
c.

or

d.

e.

f.

g.

7. a, b, c, and g are not linear; d, e, and f are linear and not homogeneous; none are autonomous

8. a. is not continuous (or defined) at (

), so a solution does not exist

b. and

are both continuous at , so a unique solution must exist

9.

10.

11.

12.