COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
TEST 2
SEMESTER 2,

2013 / 2014

PROGRAMME

: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

SUBJECT CODE

: MATB 143

SUBJECT

: Differential Equations

DATE

: 20th December 2013

TIME

: 5.15 pm 6.30 pm (1 hours)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.

This paper contains FOUR (4) questions in ONE (1) page.

2.

Answer all questions.

3.

Write all answers in the answer booklet provided.

4.

Write answer to each question on a new page.

5.

A formula sheet on basic derivatives and integrals is provided on Page 4.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 3 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING THIS

COVER PAGE.

Page 1 of 3

Question 1 [15 marks]

(a)

Use the reduction of order formula to find a second solution, y2 ( x) , for the
homogeneous differential equation below.

x 2 y 2 xy + 2 y = 0;

y1 ( x) = x 2

Then write the general solution for the problem.

[5 marks]
(b)

Show that the Wronskian value for the functions below equals zero. Are these two
functions linearly independent?

f ( x) = cos x + , g ( x) = sin x; < x <

2

(c)

[5 marks]

Suppose 2, 2, 5 and 3 4i are roots of an auxiliary equation. Write down the

general solution y ( x) ,

of the corresponding homogeneous linear differential

equation if it is an equation with constant coefficients.

[5 marks]

Question 2 [10 marks]

Use the superposition approach to find the general solution of the differential equation:

y + 2 y + 5 y = xe x
Question 3 [15marks]
(a)

Two roots of a cubic auxiliary equation with real coefficients are m1 = 2 and
m2 = 1 + i . What is the corresponding homogeneous linear differential equation?
[5 marks]

(b)

Solve the Cauchy-Euler equation: x 2 y 4 xy + 6 y =

1
.
x

[10 marks]

Question 4 [10 marks]

A spring with spring constant 8 N/m is attached to the ceiling. A 2 kg mass is attached to the
spring. The mass is released from a point 1m above the equilibrium position with a
downward velocity of 0.04 m/s. Answer the following:
(a)

Write the initial conditions and differential equation that models the system. [3 marks]

(b)

Determine the equation of motion, x (t ) .

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Page 2 of 3

[7 marks]

Formulas for Derivatives and Integrals ( u = f ( x) , v = g ( x) , f and g are differentiable functions)

Derivatives
1.

Power rule:

2.

Product rule:

3.

d
du
, n
(u n ) = n u n 1
dx
dx

d
dv
du
(uv ) = u
+v
dx
dx
dx
du
dv
u
v
d u
dx
= dx
Quotient rule:
dx v
v2

10.

d
du
cos u = sin u
dx
dx

11.

d
du
tan u = sec 2 u
dx
dx

12.

d
du
cot u = csc 2 u
dx
dx

4.

Chain rule:

dy dy du
,
=
dx du dx

5.

d
(c) = 0,
dx

c is any constant

6.

d u
du
(e ) = e u
dx
dx

7.

d
du
,
(a u ) = a u ln a
dx
dx

8.

d
1 du
ln u =
dx
u dx

17.

d
1 du
tan 1 u =
dx
1 + u 2 dx

9.

d
du
sin u = cos u
dx
dx

18.

d
1
du
sec1 u =
2
dx
u u 1 dx

u dv = uv v du

10.

sec u tan u du = sec u + c

n 1

11.

csc u cot u du = csc u + c

y = f (u )

13.
14.
15.

a>0

16.

d
du
sec u = sec u tan u
dx
dx
d
du
csc u = csc u cot u
dx
dx

d
1
sin 1 u =
dx
1 u2
d
1
cos1 u =
dx
1 u2

du
dx
du
dx

Integrals
1.

Integration by parts:

2.

n
u du =

3.

u du = ln u + c

12.

tan u du = ln cos u + c = ln sec u + c

4.

du = e u + c

13.

cot u du = ln sin u + c

5.

du =

14.

sec u du = ln sec u + tan u + c

6.

sin u du = cos u + c

15.

csc u du = ln csc u cot u + c

7.

cos u du = sin u + c

16.

8.

sec

u du = tan u + c

17.

a 2 + u 2 du = a tan

9.

csc

u du = cot u + c

18.

u n +1
+ c,
n +1

au
+c, a >0
ln a

Page 3 of 3

u
du = sin 1 + c
a
a u
1

1
2

u a

du =

1 u

a +c

1
u
sec1 + c
a
a