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DifferentialEquationsandAdvancedEnggMath
1.

2.

Determinethesolutionofthedifferentialequation
y+5y=0
A. y=5x+C
C.y=Ce5x
B. y=Ce5x*
D.y=5e5x+C

y=sinx+2tanx+C
y=ex2ex+C
y=2x2x+C
y=sin2x+cos2x+C*

Inthedifferentialequationwithaninitialcondition
x(0)=12,whatisthevalueofx(2)?
A. 3.35104
C.3.35
B. 4.03103*
D.6.04

4.

Acurvepassesthroughthepoint(1,1).Determine
theabsolutevalueoftheslopeofthecurveatx=
25ifthedifferentialequationofthecurveisthe
exactequationy2dx+2xydy=0
A. 1/250
C.1/(50sqrt5)
B. 1/125
D.1/sqrt(125)*

6.

7.

8.

9.

2 2 0
B= 1 3 2
3 2 0
determinantofAB
A. 10
B. 20

3.

5.

13. If

Whatisthegeneralsolutionofthedifferential
equation
d2 y
4y 0
dx
A.
B.
C.
D.

Determinetheconstantofintegrationforthe
separabledifferentialequationxdx+6y5dy=0ifx
=0wheny=2.
A. 12
C.24
B. 16
D.64*
WhatistheLaplacetransformofe6t?
A. 1/(s+6)*
C.e6+s
B. 1/(s6)
D.e6+s
Solvethecomplexequation(1+j2)(2j3)=a+
jb
A. a=4,b=7
C.a=4,b=7
B. a=4,b=7
D.a=4,b=7*

14. Obtainthevalueof

Determinethemodulusof

A. 6.785
B. 6.786

11. Determinetheprincipalrootof(14+j3) .
A. 0.344967.16 C.0.3449148.83
B. 0.344976.83
D.0.34494.83*
12. Whatistheprincipalargumentof(2+j)1/4
A. 26.45
C.38.36*
B. 36.38
D.45.26

,solveforthe

A. y=c1e2t+c2e2t
B. y=c1e2t+c2e2t

C.32
D.22*

A. 2+j30*
B. 3j40

D.

y 6 y +25 y=0

26. Solvethedifferentialequation

y2 sin y 2x3 c

A.

y2 sin y 3x3 c

B.

y2 sin y 6x3 c

C.

y x2 y
27. Solvetheequation
A.

dy
=24 x 3
dx

y Cex3 3
C.

y Ce3x3
B.

3
y=2 ln x x 3+ c
4

y2 sin y x3 c

D.

y Ce3x

17. Obtainthegeneralsolutionof

C.

24. AseriesRLcircuitwithR=12andL=4His
connectedtoaconstantsupplyof60V.Theswitch
isturnedonatt=0.Determinetheequationofthe
currentasafunctionoftime.Whatisthelimiting
valueofthecurrent?
A. 3A
C.5A*
B. 4A
D.6A

dy
6x2

dx 2y cos y

C.2j30
D.3+j40

4 3
y=2 ln x x + c
3

C.y=c1e2t+c2te2t*
D.y=c1e2t+c2te2t

23. Findasolutionoftheinitialvalueproblemy'=xy3,
y(0)=2.

25. Solvetheequation

16. Whichofthefollowingisnotasolutionofthe
linearsystemofequations
x+y+z=4
2x3y+4z=33
3x2y2z=2
A. 2
C.5
B. 3
D.4*

x + 4 x +4 x=0

22. Solve

1
4 3
5 2
6
1 4 2

B.

2/5

21. Solvey+4y+5y=0.
A. y=e2x(c1cosx+c2sinx)
B. y=e2x(c1cosx+c2sinx)*
C. y=ex(c1cosx+c2sinx)
D. y=ex(c1cosx+c2sinx)

j 2 1+ j 3
1 j 1
j
0
j4 5

10. Theexpression(14+j3)2/5hashowmanyroots?
A. 1
C.3
B. 2
D.5*

and

15. Determinethevalueof

A.

C.6.875
D.6.986*

20. Solveyy2y=0
A. y=c1ex+c2e2x
C.y=c1ex+c2e2x*
B. y=c1ex+c2e2x
D.y=c1ex+c2e2x

C.30
D.40*

A. 18
B. 24

Solvetheequation(xj2y)+(yj3x)=2+j3
A. x=7,y=9
C.x=7,y=9
B. x=7,y=9*
D.x=9,y=7

4 +3
6
8

[ ]
[ ]

1 0 3
A= 2 1 2
1 3 1

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y Cex3
D.

28. Findtheorthogonaltrajectoryofthefamilyof
curvesx2y2=c2
29. Findtheorthogonaltrajectoriesofthefamilyof
*

3 2
y=2 ln x x +c
4
4
y=2 ln x x 2+c
3

18. Findthecurvewhichsatisfiestheequation
xy=(1+x2)yandpassesthroughthepoint(0,1).
A. y=(1+x)1/2
C.y=(1+x2)1/2*
1/2
B. y=(1+x)
D.y=(1+x2)1/2
19. Solvethedifferentialequationy=2ycosx
A. lny=2sinx+c*
B. lny=2sinx+c
C. lny=sinx+c
D. lny=sinx+c

x ky2
curves

,wherekisanarbitraryconstant.
y2
x C
2
2

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30. Atankcontains20kgofsaltdissolvedin5000L
ofwater.Brinethatcontains0.03kgofsaltper
literofwaterentersthetankatarateof25L/min.
Thesolutioniskeptthoroughlymixedanddrains
fromthetankatthesamerate.Howmuchsalt
remainsinthetankafterhalfanhour?Ans:38.1kg

dy
xy2
dx
31. Solvethedifferentialequation
2
y
K x2
Ans:

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32. Findanequationofthecurvethatpassesthrough
thepoint(0,1)andwhoseslopeat(x,y)isxy.
33. Findtheequationofacurvegoingthroughthe
point(3,7)havingaslopeof4x23atanypointin
thecurve.
34. Findtheorthogonaltrajectoriesofthefamilyof
curvesx2+2y2=k2.Ans:y=Cx2

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thousand.Whatisthepopulationgrowthrateafter
threeyears?Ans:389dear/year
46. Therateatwhichthepopulationofacitygrowsis
givenbythedifferentialequation

dP
P
0.08P 1
P 0 100

dt
1000
.Atwhattime
tdoesthepopulationreach900?Ans:55

35. Findtheorthogonaltrajectoriesofthefamilyof
curvesxy=k.Ans:x2y2=C
36. Atankcontains1000Lofbrinewith15kgof
dissolvedsalt.Purewaterentersthetankatarate
of10L/min.Thesolutioniskeptthoroughlymixed
anddrainsfromthetankatthesamerate.How
muchsaltisinthetankafter20minutes?
Ans:15et/100,12.3kg
37. Atankcontains1000Lofpurewater.Brinethat
contains0.05kgofsaltperliterofwaterentersthe
tankatarateof5L/min.Brinethatcontains0.04
kgofsaltperliterofwaterentersthetankatarate
of10L/min.Thesolutioniskeptthoroughlymixed
anddrainsfromthetankatarateof15L/min.How
muchsaltisinthetank(a)afterminutesand(b)
afteronehour?
38. Abacteriaculturehasaninitialpopulationof500.
After4hoursthepopulationhasgrownto1000.
Assumingtheculturegrowsatarateproportional
tothesizeofthepopulation,findafunction
representingthepopulationsizeafterthoursand
determinethesizeofthepopulationafter6hours.
Ans:1414
39. Aradioactivesubstancehasamassof100mg.
After10yearsithasdecayedtoamassof75mg.
Whatwillthemassofthesubstancebeafter
another10years?Ans:56.25mg
40. Howoldisafossilwhose14C/12Cratiois10
percentofthatfoundintheatmospheretoday?
Ans:19,000years
41. Howlongwillittakea100mgsampleof14Cto
decayto90mg?Ans:871years
42. AnEgyptianpapyrusisdiscoveredanditisfound
thattheratioof14Cto12Cis65percentofthe
knownratioof14Cto12Cintheairtoday.The
halflifeof14Cis5730years.Howoldisthe
papyrus?Ans:3561years
43. AccordingtoNewtonslawofcooling,the
temperatureofanobjectchangesatarate
proportionaltothedifferenceintemperature
betweentheobjectandtheoutsidemedium.Ifan
objectwhosetemperatureis70Fahrenheitis
placedinamediumwhosetemperatureis20and
isfoundtobe40after3minutes,whatwillits
temperaturebeafter6minutes?Ans:28F
44. Onadaywhenthetemperatureis30Celsius,a
cooldrinkistakenfromarefrigeratorwhose
temperatureis5.Ifthetemperatureofthedrinkis
20after10minutes,whatwillitstemperaturebe
after20minutes?Ans:26C

y 3x y 6x
2

47. Solvethedifferentialequation

y 2 Cex2

A.

populationinaforestwillbe

y 2 Cex3

C.

A.

y
*

C.

ln x 2
2

y e x 3e xe x
y e x 3e1 xe x
y e x 1 3e xe x

D.
56. Determinetheparticularsolutionoftheequation

y y 2y x2

ln 2 2
x

A. x2+x+
B. x2x+

ln 2 x
2

C.x2x*
D.x2+x

57. FindtheLaplacetransformof
A. 3+2x2
B. 5sin3x17e2x
C. 2sinx+3cosx
49. AseriesRLcircuitwithR=12andL=4His
D. xe4x
connectedtoasupplyofE(t)=60sin30tvolts.Find
E. e2xsin5x
thecurrentaftert=0.5s.Assumezeroinitial
condition.Ans:519mA
58. FindtheinverseLaplaceofthefollowing:
s1
50. Findthesolutionofthedifferentialequation
3y y y 0
s2 9
A.
s
B.

D.

4 y 12 y 9y 0

s 2

51. Solvetheequation

52. Solvetheequation

y c1e2 x c2 e3x

A.

s 4
s2 4s 8
C.

y c1e2 x c2 e3x
C.

y c1e2 x c2 e3x

B.

y c1e2 x c2 e3x

D.

y 6 y 13y 0

59. Solvethedifferentialequation

y y sin x y 0 1

60. Evaluate(1+2i)4

53. Solvetheequation

y e3 x c1 cos2x c2 sin 2x

A.
B.
C.

y e2 x c1 cos3x c2 sin 3x
y e2 x c1 cos3x c2 sin3x

54. Solvetheinitialvalueproblem:

y y 0, y 0 2, y 0 3

y 2cos x 3sin x
*

y 3cos x 2sin x

4 3i

61. Evaluate

y e3 x c1 cos2x c2 sin 2x

D.

B.

B.

y y 6y 0

A.

y e x xe x

C.

x2 y xy 1 x 0 y 1 2
ln x 2
x

y 2 y y 0 , y 0 1 , y 1 3

B.

48. Findthesolutionoftheinitialvalueproblem

55. Solvetheboundaryvalueproblem

A.

y 2 Ce x3

D.

y 3cos x 2sin x
D.

y 2 Ce x2

B.

45. Environmentalistspredictthatintyearsthedeer

20
P(t)
1 4e2t

y 2cos x 3sin x
C.

62. Evaluate(2+3i)i
*

63. Evaluateln(1i)
64. Simplify(4+3i)2+i
65. Giventhevectors
A=3i+2jkandB=i3j+2k
Determinethefollowing:
A. A and B
B. ABandAB
C. anglebetweenAandB
66. Simplifytheexpression(AB)C,given
A=3i+2j
B=2i+3j+k

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A. 0
B. 15

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C.20*
D.25

67. Whatistheexponentialformofthecomplex
number3+4i?
A. 5ei0.6435
C.5ei0.6345
i0.9273
B. 5e
*
D.5ei0.9237

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68. Whatistherationalizedvalueofthecomplex
quotient(6+2.5i)/(3+4i)
A. 1.1

0.66i C.0.32+0.66i

B. 28

16.5i*

D.0.320.66i

69. GiventhevectorD=(2xyzy2)ax+(x2z2xy)ay
+x2yaz,determineD

70. Giventhevectorfield
F=xy2z3ax+x3yz2ay+x2y3zaz,findD
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