United Arab Emirates University Department of Mathematical Sciences Differential Equations & Engineering Applications (MATH 2210) Final

Exam Friday June 12, 2009 Duration: 2 Hours Name (print): Student Number:

Please select your section. Section 01, 02, 03 04, 54 51, 52 05, 53 Important Instructions: Calculators, books or notes are NOT allowed. Print your name and student number on this page. Do not unstaple the pages. The exam consists of three parts, Parts A, B and C. Answer all questions. For Parts B and C, you must show all of your steps in a clear and readable writing. There is table of Laplace transform on the last page. Do not write in the grid below. Instructor Dr. Ahmed Al Rawashdeh Dr. Youssef El Khatib Dr. Nora Merabet Mr. John Abraham Check ( )

Part A

Part B C1. : 7

Part C C2. : 8

Total

C3. : 5 8 C5. : Outcomes 1 1, 2

C4.

50

Total 2, 3

37

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PART A: Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each) Circle the letter that corresponds to your answer. Any ambiguous answers will not be marked.

A1. Which of the following differential equations is NOT separable? (A) y 0 = 3 sin(x) cos(y ) (B) y 0 = x2 + 3y (C) y 0 = e2x+y (D) y 0 = xexy

A2. A particular solution of the D.E. y 00 3y 0 4y = 2ex is of the form (A) Aex (B) Axex (C) Ax2 ex (D) None of the above

A3. The values of k for which y = ekx is a solution of the D.E. y 00 3y 0 = 0 is(are) (A) 1, 3 (B) 1, 3 (C) 0, 3 (D) only 3

A4. An integrating factor that makes the non-exact D.E. xy 2 dx + dy = 0 exact is (a) x (b) y2 1 (c) x 12 (d) y

A5. For the D.E. y 0 + 2x cos(y ) = 1 which if the following is true? (a) The D.E. is first order linear and nonhomogenous. (b) The D.E. is second order nonlinear and nonhomogenous. (c) The D.E. is second order nonlinear and homogenous. (d) The D.E. is first order nonlinear and nonhomogenous.

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PART B: Short answer questions (2 point each) Answer the following questions.

B1.

Show that the functions y1 (x) = e3x and y2 (x) = ex are independent.

B2. Write down a constant coefficients linear second order homogeneous D.E. whose general solution is y (x) = C1 sin(2x) + C2 cos(2x).

B3. Transform the Bernouilli equation y 0 + xy = solve the resulting first-order linear D.E.

y2 x

into a first-order linear D.E. Do not

B4. Are there any values of c such that the function y = (x + c)2 is a solution of the initial value problem y 0 = 2y 1/2 , y (0) = 1? If yes, what are the values of c? If No, justify your answer.

Differential Equations & Engg. Appli. (MATH 2210) Final Exam PART C: Technical Questions Answer the following questions.

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C1 [7pts] Using the variation of parameters method, find the general solution of the following D.E. y 00 + y = sec(x) tan(x)

Differential Equations & Engg. Appli. (MATH 2210) Final Exam C2 [8pts] Answer the following questions. (a) Find the general solution of x2 y 00 3xy 0 + 4y = 0,

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x > 0.

(b) Solve the initial value problem x2 y 0 xy = y 2 ,

y (1) = 2 .

Differential Equations & Engg. Appli. (MATH 2210) Final Exam C3 [7pts] Consider the D.E. y 00 8y 0 + 16y = x + e2x . (a) Find the general solution, yH (x), of the homogeneous version.

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(b) Find a particular solution, yp (x), using the method of undetermined coefficients.

(c) Deduce the general solution.

Differential Equations & Engg. Appli. (MATH 2210) Final Exam C4. [8pts] Answer the following questions. (a) Find the Laplace transform of the following functions.
(

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(i) f (t) =

t, 0 t < 1, et , t 1

(ii) g (t) = sin(2t)et + t3

F (s) =

G(s) = 1 . + 4s

(b) Use the convolution theorem to find the inverse Laplace transform of F (s) =

s3

f (t) =

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C5. [7pts] Use the Laplace transform to solve the following initial value problem. y 00 + 2y 0 3y = sin(t), y (0) = y 0 (0) = 1.

Differential Equations & Engg. Appli. (MATH 2210) Final Exam (Extra Page)

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Differential Equations & Engg. Appli. (MATH 2210) Final Exam Function in time tn Its Laplace transform n! sn+1 s2 + 2 s s2 + 2 1 sa sF (s) f (0) s2 F (s) sf (0) f 0 (0) F ( s a) eas F (s) F (s)G(s)

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10

sin( t)

cos( t)

ea t f 0 (t) f 00 (t) eat f (t) H (t a)f (t a)

Z
t 0

f ( )g (t ) d