Practice Problems

MAT 2002
Applications of Differential and Difference Equations
Module 4

1) Solve the differential equation ( ) ( ) ( ) by using

Laplace Transform method.

2) Solve , if and for using Laplace Transform

method.

3) Solve ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) using Laplace Transform

method where ( ) is the Heaviside function.

4) Solve ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) , using Laplace

Transform method where ( ) is the impulse function.

5) Solve the simultaneous differential equation .

6) Solve .

7) Solve ̈ ̈ .

8) Solve the initial value problems

y   2 y'15 y  6 (t  1), y(0)  0, y (0)  2.

9) Solve the initial value problems

y   2 y'3 y  2 (t  1)   (t  3), y(0)  2, y (0)  2.
10) Solve the initial value problems

y   5 y  f (t ), y (0)  0, y ' (0)  0,

1, 0  t  1
f (t )  
0, t  1.

11) Solve the initial value problem y   y   (t   )  1, y(0)  0, y' (0)  0.

12) Solve the following initial value problem using Laplace transform

a) ( ) ( ) ( )

b) ( ) ( ) ( )

13) Solve the following initial value problem using Laplace transform

a) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

b) ( ) ( ) ( )

14) Convert the following differential equation into a system of first order ordinary

differential equations and solve the system.

( ) ( )

15) Find the general solution to the following system.

⃗ ( )⃗ ( )

16) Convert each linear equation into a system of first order equations.

i.

ii.

iii.