Example #1

Verify the indicated function is a solution of

the differential equation in the interval
(−∞, ∞)
𝑑𝑦 *
= 𝑥𝑦 +
𝑑𝑥
1 .
𝑦= 𝑥
16

Solution:

Given the first order differential equation,

𝑑𝑦 *
= 𝑥𝑦 +
𝑑𝑥
Deriving the solution will yield to,
1 .
𝑦= 𝑥
16
/0 *
= 𝑥2
/1 .
Substituting and simplifying the derived
equation to the differential equation results
to,
6
* * 7
𝑥2 = 𝑥 3 𝑥 .5
. *4
 1 2 𝑥+
𝑥 = 𝑥9 :
4 4
* *
𝑥2 = 𝑥2
. .

It is a solution

Example #2

Verify the indicated function is a solution of

the differential equation in the interval
(−∞, ∞)
𝑦 ;; − 2𝑦 ; + 𝑦 = 0
𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 1

Solution:

Given the second order differential equation,

𝑦 ;; − 2𝑦 ; + 𝑦 = 0
Deriving the solution will yield to,
𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 1
𝑦 ; = 𝑥𝑒 1 + 𝑒 1
 𝑦 ;; = 𝑥𝑒 1 + 𝑒 1 + 𝑒 1
𝑦 ;; = 𝑥𝑒 1 + 2𝑒 1
Substituting and simplifying the derived
equation to the differential equation results
to,
𝑥𝑒 1 + 2𝑒 1 − 2(𝑥𝑒 1 + 𝑒 1 ) + 𝑥𝑒 1 = 0
0=0

It is a solution

Example #3

Find the value of m so that the function

𝑦 = 𝑒 @1 is a solution of the given differential
equation.
𝑦 ; + 2𝑦 = 0

Solution:

Given the first order differential equation,

𝑦 ; + 2𝑦 = 0
 Deriving the solution will yield to,
𝑦 = 𝑒 @1
𝑦 ; = 𝑚𝑒 @1
Substituting and factoring 𝑒 @1 the derived
equation to the differential equation results
to the value of m,
𝑚𝑒 @1 + 2𝑒 @1 = 0
𝑒 @1 (𝑚 + 2) = 0
𝑚 = −2
and thus the solution of the differential
equation is

𝑦 = 𝑒 B+1

Example #4

Find the value of m so that the function

𝑦 = 𝑥 @ is a solution of the given differential
equation.
𝑥𝑦 ;; + 2𝑦 ; = 0
Solution:

Given the second order differential equation,

𝑥𝑦 ;; + 2𝑦 ; = 0

Deriving the solution will yield to,

𝑦 = 𝑥@
𝑦 ; = 𝑚𝑥 @B*
𝑦 ;; = 𝑚(𝑚 − 1)𝑥 @B+
Substituting the derivatives and
simplifying the equation will yield to
𝑥 [𝑚(𝑚 − 1)𝑥 @B+ ] + 2𝑚𝑥 @B* = 0
(𝑚+ − 𝑚)𝑥 @B* + 2𝑚𝑥 @B* = 0
factoring out 𝑥 @B* and 𝑚 will yield to
the values of m as,
𝑥 @B* (𝑚+ + 𝑚) = 0
𝑥 @B* 𝑚(𝑚 + 1) = 0
𝑚 = 0 & 𝑚 = −1
and thus the solution of the differential
equation are

G B*
1
𝑦 = 𝑥 = 1 & 𝑦 = 𝑥 =
𝑥