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An Introduction to Differential Equations

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  • A differential equation is an equation containing derivatives.
  • Not all differential equations can be solved. Those that can be solved have infinitely many solutions.
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note

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  • In this equation, you want to solve for the function y whose derivative is e x . This is a differential equation.
  • Since the derivative of e x is e x , y = e x is one solution of the differential equation. By adding a constant C you can form a family of solutions also called the general solution.
  • Sometimes a differential equation will come with extra
    information, such as an initial condition.
  • The initial condition allows you to determine the value of the constant C.
  • In this case, y = 2 when x = 0. Plugging those values into the general solution produces a value of one for C.
  • The general solution determines a family of curves known as the solution curves. Here are the graphs of some of these curves.
  • For an equation with an initial condition, there is one solution, and it corresponds to one curve.
  • The order of a differential equation is determined by the highest derivative involved.
  • Typically, as the order of a differential equation gets higher, it becomes more complicated to solve.
  • Here is some “fantasy math.”
  • Break up the derivative symbol into two differentials and multiply to get dx on the right side.
  • Now divide both sides by e –y . This produces an equation with only y-expressions on the left and only x-expressions on the right. Since the variables can be collected with their differentials, the differential equation is separable.
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Which of the following is a solution of the non-separable differential equation dy/dx=(y−1)(x+y)?

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y = 1

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Which of the following is a solution of d2y/dx2=−6y?

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y=sin(√6x)

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Which of the following is not a solution of d2y/dx2=3y?

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y=sin√3x

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Which of the following is not a solution of d2y/dx2=6x?

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y = x^ 3 + x ^2

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Which of the following is a solution of dy/dx=x^5?

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y=x^6/6−1

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What is the order of the differential equation d2ydx2+6x3dydx+3x=y4?

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second-order

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Which of the following is a solution of dy/dx=1/1+x^2?

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y = arctan x

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Suppose you are given that f′(x)=3/2x^5−x^2+x^3.Find f(x), given that f(0)=2.

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f(x)=1/4x^6−1/4x^2+1/4x^4+2

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Which of the following is the general solution of dy/dx=1/x?

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y=lnx+C

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Which of the following is not a solution of dy/dx=−e^x?

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y = e ^x

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