PRACTICE PROBLEMS ASSIGNMENT

1. Find the integrating factor and then 2. Solve the given differential
solve the D.E equation:
a. 𝑦 ′ − 3𝑦 = 6 a.
𝑑𝑦
+ 5𝑦 = 0
𝑑𝑥
b. 𝑦 ′ − 2𝑥𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑑𝑦
b. 𝑑𝑥
− 0.01𝑦 = 0
′ 4 4
c. 𝑦 + (𝑥) (𝑦) =𝑥
c. 𝑦 ′ + 3𝑥 2 𝑦 = 0
d. 𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
d. 𝑦 ′ − 3𝑥 4 𝑦 = 0
f. 𝑦 ′ − 5𝑦 = 0 2
e. 𝑦 ′ + (𝑦) = 0
𝑥
𝑑𝑧
g. 𝑑𝑥
− 𝑥𝑧 = −𝑥 2
f. 𝑦 ′ − 𝑥 2 (𝑦) = 0
𝑑𝑄 2
h. + 10+2𝑡 (𝑄) = 4
𝑑𝑡 g. 𝑦 ′ − 7𝑦 = 14𝑥
𝑑𝑇
i. + 𝑘𝑇 = 100𝑘 h. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
𝑑𝑡

j. 𝑦 ′ + 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑥𝑦 2 i. 𝑥𝑦 ′ + 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑦 3
𝑥𝑒 𝑥
j. 𝑦 ′ = 2𝑦
EXERCISES
2𝑑𝑦 (4𝑥+5)2
k. + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥(𝑦) = (𝑦 3 )
1. The general form of a Bernoulli 𝑑𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 2
equation is 𝑑𝑥
+ 𝑃(𝑥)𝑦 = 𝑄(𝑥)𝑦 𝑛 , l. + 𝑥 (𝑦) = −𝑥 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥(𝑦 2 )
𝑑𝑥
where P and Q are functions of x, and
𝑑𝑦
n is a constant. Show that the m. = 𝑦𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥 + 𝑦 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥
𝑑𝑥
transformation to a new dependent
variable 𝑣 = 𝑦1−𝑛 reduces the
equation to one that is linear in 𝑣 (
and hence solvable using integrating
factor method).
2. Solve the following Bernoulli
Differential Equations:
𝑑𝑦 1
a. 𝑑𝑥
− 𝑥 (𝑦) = 𝑥𝑦 2
𝑑𝑦 𝑦
b. 𝑑𝑥
+ 𝑥 = 𝑦2
𝑑𝑦 1
c. 𝑑𝑥
+ 3 (𝑦) = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑦 4
𝑥𝑑𝑦
d. 𝑑𝑥
+ 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑦 3
𝑥𝑑𝑦
e. 𝑑𝑥
+ 𝑦 = 𝑦 2 𝑥 2 ln(𝑥)