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Practice Problems For Midterm Exam 2

This document provides practice problems for a midterm exam in Math 302. The problems cover determining if functions are linearly independent solutions to differential equations, finding the general and particular solutions to differential equations using various methods, and modeling spring-mass systems with differential equations. Specific problems include checking linear independence, solving initial value problems, using the method of undetermined coefficients, and modeling oscillatory motions with and without damping.

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Practice Problems For Midterm Exam 2

This document provides practice problems for a midterm exam in Math 302. The problems cover determining if functions are linearly independent solutions to differential equations, finding the general and particular solutions to differential equations using various methods, and modeling spring-mass systems with differential equations. Specific problems include checking linear independence, solving initial value problems, using the method of undetermined coefficients, and modeling oscillatory motions with and without damping.

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PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR MIDTERM EXAM 2

Math 302, Fall 2019, Yuriy Mileyko

1. Check if the given set of functions forms a set of linearly independent solutions of the corre-
sponding differential equation.

(a) y1 = x2 , y2 = x3 ; x2 y 00 − 4xy 0 + 6y = 0
(b) y1 = 1, y2 = cos (2x), y3 = sin2 x; y 000 + 4y 0 = 0
(c) y1 = x2 , y2 = x3 , y3 = x−2 ; x3 y 000 − 6xy 0 + 12y = 0
(d) y1 = sin (x2 ), y2 = cos (x2 ); xy 00 − y 0 + 4x3 y = 0
(e) y1 = x2 , y2 = x2 ln x; x2 y 00 − 3xy 0 + 4y = 0

2. Find the general solution of each of the following equations. If given initial conditions, solve
the corresponding initial value problem.

(a) y 00 + y 0 − 6y = 0, y(0) = 2, y 0 (0) = −1


(b) y 000 − y 00 − 12y 0 = 0
(c) y 00 − 4y 0 + 4y = 0, y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 1
(d) y 00 − 5y 0 + 6y = 0, y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 1
(e) y 000 − 3y 00 + 3y 0 − y = 0
(f) y 000 + 4y 0 = 0
(g) y (4) + 5y 00 − 36y = 0
(h) (D2 − 2D + 5)2 y = 0
(i) y 00 − 8y 0 + 20y = 13ex , y(0) = 2, y 0 (0) = 1
(j) y 00 − 2y 0 = ex sin x
1
(k) y 00 + 3y 0 + 2y =
1 + ex
000 00 0
(l) y + 2y − y − 2y = ex + x2
4 4
(m) y 00 + 4y = ex + 2, y(0) = , y 0 (0) =
3 3
(n) y 00 − y = e−x sin (e−x ) + cos (e−x )
2
(o) y 00 + y = sin2 x, y(0) = , y 0 (0) = 1
3
(p) y 00 + y = csc x
(q) y 00 − y = (1 + ex )−2
(r) y 000 − 6y 00 + 12y 0 − 8y = (60x2 + 48x)e2x
(s) y 00 + 2y 0 = −8x, y(0) = 1, y 0 (0) = 0

3. Consider the following differential equation:

x2 y 00 − xy 0 − 3y = 0, x>0
1
(a) (3pts) Verify that the function y1 (x) = is a solution of the above equation.
x
4 2 3
(b) (10pts) Which of the functions , x , x is a solution of the above equation that is linearly
x
independent from y1 (x)?
(c) (7pts) Find the solution of the above equation which satisfies the following initial condi-
tions:
y(1) = 2, y 0 (1) = 2

4. Consider the following differential equation

y (4) + 2y 00 + y = Q(x)

(a) Find the general solution of this equation when Q(x) = 3 + cos (2x)
(b) Write down the form of a particular solution of this equation for the method of undeter-
mined coefficients when Q(x) = 3x2 cos x + 7x sin x + 3e3x sin (2x) − x + 1. DO NOT
TRY TO FIND THE COEFFICIENTS!

5. Consider the following differential equation

(D + 4)(D2 + 2D + 2)2 y = 3xe−4x + e−x x2 cos x − 2e2x sin x


d
where, as usually, D = dx denotes the differentiation operator.

(a) Find the general solution of the corresponding homogeneous equation:

(D + 4)(D2 + 2D + 2)2 y = 0

(b) Write down the form of a particular solution of the given non-homogeneous equation
when using the method of undetermined coefficients. DO NOT TRY TO FIND
THE COEFFICIENTS!

6. Write down the form of the particular solution of a given differential equation when using
the method of undetermined coefficients. DO NOT TRY TO SOLVE THE EQUATION!
Notice that you might have considered the corresponding homogeneous equation in some of
the previous problems.

(a) y 00 + y 0 − 6y = x2 e2x − 3x cos 2x


(b) y 000 − y 00 − 12y 0 = 4x3 − 2xe−3x + x2 sin x
(c) y 00 − 4y 0 + 4y = e2x cos x − 2x2 e2x
(d) y 000 − 3y 00 + 3y 0 − y = 5 − ex + ex sin (2x)
(e) y (4) − y 000 − 9y 00 − 11y 0 − 4y = 3x3 sin (3x)
(f) y 00 − 2y 0 + 10y = 3xex sin (3x) − x2
(g) y 000 + 4y 0 = 2 − x3 cos (2x) + e2x sin x
(h) y (4) + 5y 00 − 36y = xex cos (3x) − x2 sin 3x
(i) (D2 − 2D + 5)2 y = 2xex sin (2x) − x3 cos x

7. A steel ball weighing 128 lb is suspended from a spring, whereupon the spring is stretched 2
ft from its natural length. The ball is started in motion with no initial velocity by displacing
it 6 in above the equilibrium position. Assuming no air resistance, find (a) an expression for
π
the position of the ball at any time t, and (b) the position of the ball at t = sec.
12
8. A spring with spring constant k = 48 lb/ft, hangs in a vertical position with its upper end
fixed. A mass weighing 16 lb is attached to the lower end. After coming to rest, the mass
is pulled down 2 inches and released. Assume that any frictional effects can be neglected.
Find an expression for the position of the mass at any time t. Also, figure out the period and
amplitude of the motion.

9. A mass weighing 8 lb is hung onto a spring, whereupon the spring is stretched 6 in from its
natural length. The mass is then started in motion from the equilibrium position with an
initial velocity of 4 ft/sec in the upward direction. Find the subsequent motion of the mass,
if the coefficient of resistance of the medium is 2.

10. A 128 lb weight is attached to a spring whereupon the spring is stretched 2 ft and allowed
to come to rest. The weight is set into motion from rest by displacing the spring 6 in above
its equilibrium position and also by applying an external force F (t) = 8 sin 4t. Find the
subsequent motion of the weight if the surrounding medium offers a negligible resistance.

11. A mas weighing 32 lb is attached to a spring having a spring constant of 8 lb/ft. The mass is
initially set into motion from the equilibrium position with no initial velocity by applying an
external force F (t) = 16 cos 4t. Find the subsequent motion of the mass, if the coefficient of
resistance of the medium is 4.

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