ODE Chapter 3 E Assignment

Approximate Solution on Direction Fields 3-1

(ODE Nov 1999 Q6)

The solution curve of the initial value problem

dy 1 = sin( xy ) + x y, dx 2 y ( 0) = 1

goes through precisely one of the five points A, ., E indicated below on the direction field for the differential equation. Determine that point.

(A) (B)

A B

(C) C (D) D (E) E

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3-2

(ODE Jun 2000 Q5)

The solution curve of the initial value problem dy 1 = sin( xy ) + x y, dx 2 y ( 0) = 1

goes through precisely one of the five points A, ., E indicated below on the direction field for the differential equation. Determine that point.

(A) (B)

A B

(C) C (D) D (E) E

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3-3

(ODE Oct 2002 Q6)

The diagram below represents the direction field of

y +1 x2 y 1 (B) x+2 y2 (C) x +1 y+2 (D) x 1 y 1 (E) x2 (A)

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Long Term Behavior of Differential Equations

3-4 It is known that the behavior as x increases from x0 = 0 of the solution y(x) of the differential equation y = f ( x, y ) , whose direction field is below, satisfying y (0) = y0 , depends only on the value of y0 .
(ODE Nov 1999 Q7)

(A) If y0 < 1, then y ( x) 0 as x (B) If y0 = 1, then y ( x) = 1 (C) If 1 < y0 < 5, then y ( x) 1 as x (D) If y0 = 5, then y ( x) = 5 (E) If y0 > 5, then y ( x) +

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3-5

It is known that the behavior as x increases from x0 = 0 of the solution y(x) of the differential equation y = f ( x, y ) , whose direction field is below, satisfying y (0) = y0 , depends only on the value of y0 .
(ODE Jun 2000 Q6)

(A) If y0 = 5, then y ( x) = 5 (B) If y0 > 5, then y ( x) + as x (C) If y0 < 1, then y ( x) 0 as x (D) If y0 = 1, then y ( x) = 1 (E) If 1 < y0 < 5, then y ( x) 1 as x

3-6

(ODE Jun 2000 Q13)

A population P satisfies the initial value problem P (0) = 1000

dP = 20 P (500 P ), dt Then P will

(A) increase for all t and approach a limiting value (B) decrease for all t and approach a limiting value (C) increase for all t and tend towards (D) decrease at first then increase (E) increase at first then decrease

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3-7

(ODE Undated Q7)

The behavior of the solution y(x) of the differential equation y = (2 y )(1 + y ) satisfying y (0) = y0 depends only on the value of y0 . Which of the following is NOT true (A) If 2 < y0 then y ( x) 2 as x (B) If y0 < 1 then y ( x) as x (C) If y0 = 2 then y ( x) = 2 (D) If 1 < y0 < 2 then y ( x) 1 as x (E) If 1 < y0 < 2 then y ( x) 2 as x

3-8

(ODE Oct 2002 Q7)

The function y satisfies the initial value problem

dy = ( y + 10)( y 25), y (0) = 20. dt Which statement best describes the behavior of y as t increases from 0. (A) Increases for all t and tends towards (B) Increases for all t and approaches a limiting value (C) Does not change its value (D) Decreases for all t and approaches a limiting value (E) Decreases for all t and tends towards

3-9

(ODE Feb 2006 Q3)

By sketching a direction field for the autonomous differential dy = e1 y y ( y 2 + 1) dx

equation

or otherwise, determine which of the following statements about the long term behaviour of the system is TRUE ? (A) There is a constant solution at y = 0, and if y(0) = -1 then lim x y ( x) = 0 (B) There is a constant solution at y = 0, and if y(0) = 2 then lim x y ( x) = 0 (C) There is a constant solution at y = 1, and if y(0) = 2 then lim x y ( x) = 1 (D) There is a constant solution at y = 1, and if y(0) = -1/2 then lim x y ( x) = (E) There is a constant solution at y = 0, and if y(0) = 1/2 then lim x y ( x) =

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3-10

dy y = e y ( y 1) sin , indicate the dx 2 constant solutions and the regions of positive and negative slope on a direction field to determine how many of the following statements are true if f (0) = 1 then f ( x) 1 as x 2
(ODE Aug 2006 Q4)

For the autonomous DE

if f (0) = 1 then f ( x) 1 for all x if f (0) = 1 then f ( x) 2 as x 2 if f (0) = 0 then f ( x) as x

(A) 0. (B) 1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (E) 4. dy y = e y ( y 1) sin , indicate dx 2 the constant solutions and the regions of positive and negative slope on a direction field to determine how many of the following statements are true if f (0) = 1 2 then f ( x ) 1 as x
(ODE Mar 2007 Q4)

3-11

For the autonomous DE

if f (0) = 1 then f ( x) 1 for all x if f (0) = 1 2 then f ( x ) 2 as x if f (0) = 0 then f ( x) as x (A) 0. (B) 1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (E) 4.

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