Department of Mathematics

College of Engineering Pune

(MA16001)Ordinary Differential Equations and Multivariate Calculus
Tutorial 3 (2017-2018)
Questions on CO1 and CO2
1. Obtain the solutions of following ODEs :
(a) 100y 00 + 20y 0 − 99y = 0
(b) y 00 − y 0 + 2.5y = 0
(c) 9y 00 + 18y 0 − 16y = 0
(d) y iv − 5y 000 + 5y 00 − 5y 0 − 6y = 0
(e) y 000 + y = 0.
(f) y iv − 18y 00 + 18y = 0
(g) y 000 − y 00 − y 0 − y = 0
(h) y iv + 3y 00 − 4y = 0
(i) x2 y 00 + 3xy 0 + y = 0
(j) x2 y 00 − xy 0 + 2y = 0
2. Apply the given operator to the given function(show all steps in detail)
1
(a) 8D2 + 2D − I, cosh 21 x, sinh 12 x, e 2 x
(b) (D + 5I)(D − I), e−3x sinx, e3x , x2
(c) (D − 4I)(D + 3I, ) x3 − x2 , sin4x, e−3x
3. Solve:
(a) (D + 2I)2 y = 0
(b) (D4 + k 4 I)y = 0
(c) (D3 − 3D2 + 9D − 27I)y = 0
(d) (D − I)2 (D2 + I)y = 0
(e) (D4 + 8D2 + 16I)y = 0
d 1
(f) ( + )2 y = 0
dx x
(g) (x2 D2 + 5xD + 3I)y = 0
(h) (10x2 D2 − 20xD + 22.4I)y = 0
Questions on CO3
4. Find the differential equation of the form y (n) + an−1 y n−1 + ... + a1 y 0 + a0 y = 0, where a0 , a1 , ..., an−1
are constants for which the following functions are solutions :
(a) e−2x , 1 (b) e−(s+it)x , e−(s−it)x (c) 1, x, cos2x, sin2x (d) ex , xex , cosx, sinx, xcosx, xsinx
5. Solve the following IVP:
(a) y 00 + πy 0 = 0, y(0) = 3, y 0 (0) = −π
(b) y 00 + 18y 0 + 5.6y = 0, y(0) = 4, y 0 (0) = −3.8
(c) y 00 − 2y 0 − 24y = 0, y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = −24
(d) y 000 + 3.2y 00 + 4.81y 0 = 0, y(0) = 3.4, y 0 (0) = −4.6, y 00 (0) = 9.91
5 7
(e) y iv − 9y 00 − 400y = 0, y(0) = 3.4, y 0 (0) = 0, y 00 (0) = , y 000 0 = −
2 2

1
 (f) x2 y 00 + 3xy 0 + y = 0, y(1) = 4, y 0 (1) = −2
Questions on CO4 and CO5
6. Find the frequency of vibration of a ball of mass m = 3kg on a spring of modules (i)k1 = 27nt/m, (ii)
k2 = 75nt/m (iii) on those spring in parallel (iv) in series, i.e., the ball hang on the spring, which in
turn hangs on the other spring.
7. What is the frequency of a harmonic oscillation if the static equilibrium position of the ball is 10 cm
lower than the lower end of the spring before the ball is attached?

8. Consider the under damped motion of a body of mass m = 2kg. If the time between two consecutive
maxima is 2 sec and the maximum amplitude decreases to 41 of its initial value after 15 cycles, what is
the damping constant of the system?
9. Find the over damped motion that starts from y0 with initial velocity v0 .
10. A capacitor ( C = 0.2 Farad) in series with a resistor (R = 200 ohms) is charged from a source
(E0 = 24volts). Find the voltage V (t) on the capacitor, assuming that at t = 0 the capacitor is
completely uncharged.
dQ Q
11. Consider the RC circuit equation R + = E(t) (replacing I by dQ
dt in standard equation of RC
dt C
circuit). Determine the charge and current at time t > 0 if R = 10 ohms, C = 2 × 10−4 farad, and
E(t) = 100 volts. Given that Q(t=0) = 0.
12. The charge Q on the plate of a condenser C charged through a resistance R by a steady voltage V
dQ Q t

satisfies the differential equation R + = V . If Q = 0 at t = 0, show that Q = CV 1 − e− RC .
dt C
V t
Find the current into the plate.(Ans: i = e− RC )
R
13. A decaying e.m.f. E = 200e−5t is connected in a series with 20 ohms resistor and 0.01 farad capacitor.
Find the charge and current at any time assuming Q = 0 at t = 0. Show that the charge reaches a
maximum, calculate it and find the time when it is reached. (Ans: t = 13 , M axQ = 0.74)
14. In a circuit containing inductance L, resistance R and voltage E, the current I is given by E =
dI
RI + L . Given L = 640 H, R = 250 ohm and E = 500 volts. I being zero when t = 0. Find the
dt
64
time that elapses before it reaches 90 % of its maximum value. (Ans: ln 10)
25
15. Show that the current in RL circuit when a constant e.m.f. E0 is applied reaches 63 % of its final value
in L/R seconds. Further if L = 10 henrys, determine the value of R so that the current will reach 99
% of its final value at t = 1 seconds?(Ans: R = 46.06)

16. Find the current I(t) in the RC circuit with E = 100 volts, C = 0.25 farads, R is variable according to

R = (200 − t) ohms when 0 ≤ t ≤ 200 sec

=0 when t > 200 sec

and I(0) = 1 amp. (Ans: I = (200)−3 (200 − t)3 and 0)

17. Find the time when the capacitor in an RC circuit with no external emf has lost 99 % of its initial
charge of Q0 Colulumb.

♣♣♣♣♣