Find the general solution of each of the following differential equations.
- [math]\dydx - 3y = 0[/math]
- [math]\nxder{} yt = t(t^2 + 1)[/math]
- [math]x\dydx + y = 0[/math]
- [math](x+1)y \dydx = (y^2+1)[/math]
- [math]\dydx e^{t-y}[/math]
- [math]xy \dydx = y^2 - 2[/math].
For each of the following differential equations, find the particular solution whose graph passes through the point indicated.
- [math]\dydx = -\frac yx[/math], passing through [math](1,1)[/math].
- [math]2\dydx = 3y[/math], passing through [math](0,5)[/math].
- [math]y\dydx = 18x^3[/math], passing through [math](2,-9)[/math].
- [math]\dydx + \frac xy = 0[/math], passing through [math](5,0)[/math].
A curve defined by [math]y = f(x)[/math] has slope [math]m[/math] at every point [math](x,y)[/math] given by [math]m = 2y[/math]. If the curve passes through the point [math](0,-1)[/math], find [math]f(x)[/math].
Find all solutions to the differential equation [math]\dydx = -\frac xy[/math]. Sketch the graphs of the different solutions.
Find all solutions to the differential equation [math]\dydx = \frac xy[/math]. Sketch the graphs of the different solutions.
Classify each of the following differential equations as separable, linear, both, or neither.
- [math]\ln y \dydx = \frac yx[/math]
- [math]x^2 \dydx + y = e^x[/math]
- [math]y \dydx + x + y = 0[/math]
- [math]\nxder{}xt -7t = 0[/math]
- [math]\nxder{}xt - 7x = 0[/math]
- [math]\sqrt{y^2+1} \dydx + x^2y = 0[/math]
- [math]\frac1x \nxder{}xt = 3[/math]
- [math]\dydx + \frac xy = x^2[/math]
- [math]\left( \dydx \right)^2 + 3y = 7x[/math].
An alternative approach to solving the linear differential equation [math]\dydx + ky = 0[/math] is to write it as [math]\dydx = -ky[/math]. The latter equation is similar to [math]\dydx = y[/math], which has [math]e^x[/math] for a solution. With this similarity in mind, it is not hard to guess, and then verify, that [math]y = e^{-kx}[/math] is a solution to the original equation. The problem is now to show that every solution is a constant multiple of [math]e^{-kx}[/math]. Prove this fact by assuming that [math]y = f(x)[/math] is an arbitrary solution of [math]\dydx + ky = 0[/math] and then showing that the derivative of the quotient [math]\frac{f(x)}{e^{-kx}}[/math] is zero. (See Problem \ref{ex5.3.8}.)
A radioactive substance has a half-life of [math]10[/math] hours. What fraction of an amount of this substance decays in [math]15[/math] hours?
If a certain population increases at a rate proportional to the number in the population and it doubles in [math]45[/math] years, in how many years is it multiplied by a factor of [math]3[/math]?
Find the constant of proportionality relating a radioactive substance and its rate of decay if the substance has a half-life of [math]16[/math] hours.