Chapter 7 First-order Differential Equations
www.sjsu.edu › me › docs7.2 Review of Solution Methods for First Order Differential Equations In “real-world,” there are many physical quantities that can be represented by functions involving only one of the four independent variablese.g., (x, y, z, t), in which variables (x,y,z) For space and variable t for time.
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS PRACTICE PROBLEMS: ANSWERS
mathserver.neu.edu › ~bridger › U343DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS PRACTICE PROBLEMS: ANSWERS 1. Find the solution of y0 +2xy= x,withy(0) = −2. This is a linear equation. The integrating factor is e R 2xdx= ex2. Multiplying through by this, we get y0ex2 +2xex2y = xex2 (ex2y)0 = xex2 ex2y = R xex2dx= 1 2 ex2 +C y = 1 2 +Ce−x2. Putting in the initial condition gives C= −5/2,soy= 1 2 ...