CEMAT104 · Complete solutions
Midterm Exam
Everything in the long test, plus terminologies and solving first-order DEs. Try each item yourself first, then reveal one step at a time.
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DE Terminologies
Compare and contrast, with examples.
Ordinary vs. Partial DE
Order vs. Degree
General vs. Particular Solution
Arbitrary constant, particular constant, parameter
Linear vs. Nonlinear DE
Homogeneous vs. Non-homogeneous DE
Order & Degree
Identify the order and degree (solve, if applicable).
Powers 2/3 and 1/2
Powers −2/3, 2/3, 1/3
ln(y'') + y' = x
Δ²φ = 0
Verify the Solutions
Laplace's equation and Bessel's function.
Laplace: cos x sinh y + sin x cosh y
Bessel function J₀
Eliminate the Constants
n constants → differentiate n times.
y = Ae²ˣ + Bxe²ˣ
x = c₁cos ωt + c₂sin ωt
y = e²ˣ(C₁cos 3x + C₂sin 3x)
y = c₁x² + c₂e²ˣ
Families of Curves
Obtain the DE, with graphs.
Lines with intercept sum α
Typo in the paper. The value after "fixed as" is blank on the paper, so it is kept as .
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x-intercept + y-intercept always adds up to α.
All circles
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Three free constants (h, k, r), so 3rd order.
All parabolas
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Position (2), width (1) and direction (1) make 4 constants, so 4th order.
Upright parabolas, focal length k
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Same opening for every curve, so y'' = 1/(2k) is the same constant for all of them.
Lines through (a, b) in QIII
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A 'star' of lines: the point is fixed, only the slope m changes.
All sideways parabolas
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Now the width is free too, so there are 3 constants and the DE is 3rd order.
Solve the DEs
Separable, homogeneous, exact, linear, Bernoulli.
sin x sin y dx + cos x cos y dy = 0
y ln x ln y dx + dy = 0
(x − y ln y + y ln x)dx + x(ln y − ln x)dy = 0
Typo in the paper. Printed with "" twice. The second is taken as ; otherwise it isn't a DE.