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The test questions for egr/ma 265, a university course on math tools for engineering problem solving. The test covers various topics in first order ordinary differential equations (odes), including determining the order and linearity of odes, finding solutions of odes and initial value problems, and interpreting direction fields. The document also includes problems on decay rates and electrical circuits.
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Problem 1 (16P) Determine the order of the following ODEs.(4P+4P+4P+4P) Also, state if they are linear or non-linear.
(a) y′^ + sin(y) = x (b) y(6)^ − y(3)^ = cos(xy) (c) yy′′^ = ex (d) y^ − x^ sin( (^2) y′ x)= ex
Problem 2 (12P) (a) Which of the following functions are solutions of x^4 y′^ + 2xy^2 = 4x^5? (8P) y 1 = −x^2 , y 2 = x, y 3 = x^2 , y 4 = − 2 x^2.
(b) Which of the functions from part (a) solve the initial value problem y(0) = 0? (4P) x^4 y′^ + 2xy^2 = 4x^5 ,
(c)Uniqueness Theorem for first order ODEs? If yes, why? If no, why not? (5P∗^ (Bonus) Does your answer to part (b) agree with the content of the Existence and∗)
Problem 3 (12P) (a) In the 3direction field for × 3-grid of points y′ (^) = x (^2) (y − 2). (8P)x = 0, 1 , 2 and y = 0, 1 , 2 provided in the figure below draw a
(b) Without solving the DE, use the direction field to read off the solution of the IVP y′ (^) = x (^2) (y − 2), y(1) = 2. (4P)
Problem 6 (12P) Solve the IVP y′ (^) − y (^2) sin(x) = 0, y ( (^) π 3
Problem 7 (12P) The mass of a radioactive material is given byand the mass in grams. An initial mass of m m(0) = 100 grams decays at a constant rate(t), where the time t is measured in years k = m′(t)/m(t). After 1 year 80 grams of the material are left. (Note: Your answers will contain natural logarithms which do not need to be evaluated.)
(a) Find the decay rate k by solving the differential equation for m(t). (8P)
(b) Find an expression for the time is the so-called half-life of the material). (4P) th at which only 50 grams of the material are left (th
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