Differential Equations Tutorial Sheet 1
Differential Equations Tutorial Sheet 1
GOA CAMPUS
FIRST SEMESTER 2016-2017
MATHEMATICS - III
Tutorial2
Some exact differentials:
Group of terms
xdy + ydx
xdy ydx
xdy ydx
xdy ydx
xdy ydx
xdy + ydx
xdx + ydy
Exact Differential
xdy + ydx = d(xy)
xdyydx
=
d( xy )
x2
Integrating Factor
1
1
x2
1
y2
1
xy
1
x2 +y 2
xdyydx
= d xy
y2
xdyydx
= d ln xy
xy
xdyydx
= d (tan1 (y/x))
x2 (
+y 2
1
if
d
xdy+ydx
(n1)(xy)n1
=
(xy)n
xdy+ydx
(x2 +y 2 )n
n 6= 1
d(ln(xy))
if n = 1
(
1
if n 6= 1
d 2(n1)(x2 +y2 )n1
=
d( 12 ln(x2 + y 2 ))
if n = 1
1
(xy)n
1
(x2 +y 2 )n
x+y
dy
1+y 2
= 0,
2x(1+ x2 y)
dy
(iv) dx = 2
.
x y
ydx xdy
+ dy = dx as an exact equation in two ways, and reconcile the results.
(x + y)2
3. Find the value of n for which each of the following equations is exact, and solve the
equation for that value of n:
(i) xy 2 + nx2 y)dx + (x3 + x2 y)dy = 0,
M
y
N
x
g(z)dz
is an
Ny Mx
integrating factor for the equation M (x, y)dx + N (x, y)dy. Use this to find the solution
4. If
(ii) y dx + (x 2x2 y 3 ) dy = 0,
6. Under what circumstances will equation M (x, y)dx+N (x, y)dy have an integrating factor
that is a function of the sum z = x + y?
7. Show that
1
,
M xN y
N dy = yf1 (xy)dx + xf2 (xy)dy = 0. Investigate the case when M x N y = 0. Use this to
find the solution of the following differential equations:
(i) y(x2 y 2 + 2)dx + x(2 2x2 y 2 )dy = 0,
8. Use exact differentials to find the solution of the following differential equations:
(i) (x + x4 + 2x2 y 2 + y 4 )dx + ydy = 0,
(ii)
dy
dx
yxy 2 x3
,
x+x2 y+y 3
9. Write the linear equation in the form M dx + N dy = 0 and use the idea of exact equations
to show that this equation has an integrating factor that is a function of x alone. Find
and obtain the solution.
10. Solve the following linear equations
1
,
(i) y 0 + y =
1 + ex
(iii) y 0 + y = 2xex + x2 ,
(v) xy 0 + 2 = x3 (y 1)y 0 ,
dx
2
+ 2yx = ey ,
dy
(iv) xy 2 y 0 + y 3 = x cos x,
(ii)
(vi) f (y)2 dx
+ 3f (y)f 0 (y)x = f 0 (y).
dy
(ii) xy 00 + y 0 = 4x,
(iii) y 00 = 1 + (y 0 )2 ,
(iv) y 00 + (y 0 )2 = 1.