Saint Mary’s University

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT
REVIEW 1 MATH & SURVEYING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the right answer from the given choices.
1. Which of the following differential equations is of the first order?
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
a. =𝑧+𝑦 c. 𝑥𝑑2 𝑦 + 𝑦𝑑𝑥 2 = 0
𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑥
2
𝑑3 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑆 𝑑𝑆
b. (𝑑𝑥 3 ) + 𝑑𝑥 = sin 𝑥 d. 𝐿 𝑑𝑡 2 − 𝑅 𝑑𝑡 = 𝑓 (𝑆) e. NOTA
𝑑2 𝑦
2. Which of the following best describes the differential equation + 𝑦 3 = 10.
𝑑𝑥 2
a. linear second order ordinary DE
b. nonlinear first order ordinary DE
c. nonlinear second order ordinary DE
d. nonlinear second order partial DE
e. NOTA
3. Which of the following is a linear differential equation.
a. 𝑦 ′′ − 𝑦 2 = 0
b. 𝑦 ′′′ − 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑦𝑦 ′ = sin 𝑥
c. 2𝑥(𝑦′′)2 − 𝑦 2 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥
d. sin 𝑥 𝑦 ′′ − cos 𝑥 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 3 + 1
e. NOTA
𝑑3 𝑦
4. Which of the following is a general solution of the differential equation = 0.
𝑑𝑥 3
a. 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑥 c. 𝑦 = 𝐴 √𝑥
2 3

b. 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑥 2 + 𝐶 d. 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑥 2 + 𝐵𝑥 + 𝐶 e. NOTA
𝑑𝑦 2
5. Which of the following is a general solution of the differential equation 𝑦 2 ( ) + 𝑦 2 = 𝑟2.
𝑑𝑥
a. 𝐶𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑟 2 c. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝐶
b. (𝑥 − 𝐶) + 𝑦 = 𝑟 d. 𝐶𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑟
2 2 2
e. NOTA
6. Which of the following is a primitive solution of the differential equation 𝑦 ′′ + 𝑎2 𝑦 = 0 where a is an arbitrary constant.
a. 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑥 + 𝑎𝑥 c. 𝑦 = 𝐴 cos 𝑎𝑥 + 𝐵 sin 𝑎𝑥
b. 𝑦 = 𝐴𝑎𝑥 + 𝐵 sin 𝑎𝑥 d. 𝑦 = 𝐴 sin cos 𝑎𝑥 e. NOTA
7. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation (𝑥 − 1)2 𝑦𝑑𝑥 + 𝑥 2 (𝑦 + 1)𝑑𝑥 = 0
a. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 − 1 = 𝐶𝑥
𝑦
b. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥 ln ( 2) = 𝐶𝑥
𝑥
𝑦
c. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 − 1 + 𝑥 ln (𝑥 2) = 𝐶𝑥
d. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥 ln 𝑥𝑦 = 𝐶𝑥
e. NOTA
8. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation (cos 𝑦 + 𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥)𝑑𝑥 + (sin 𝑥 − 𝑥 sin 𝑦)𝑑𝑦 = 0
a. 𝑥 cos 𝑦 + 𝑦 sin 𝑥 = 𝐶
b. 𝑥 cos 𝑥 + 𝑦 sin 𝑥 = 𝐶
c. 𝑥 sin 𝑦 + 𝑦 cos 𝑥 = 𝐶
d. 𝑥 sin 𝑥 + 𝑦 cos 𝑦 = 𝐶
e. NOTA
9. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation 𝑦 ′ − 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑦 5
a. 𝑦 −4 = −𝑥 + 𝐶𝑒 −4𝑥
b. 𝑦 −4 = −𝑥 + 0.25 + 𝐶𝑒 −4𝑥
c. 𝑦 −4 = 𝑒 −4𝑥 − 𝐶𝑥
d. 𝑦 −4 = 𝑥𝑒 −4𝑥 + 0.25 − 𝐶𝑥
e. NOTA
10. BONUS.