Solved Exercises on Differential Equations

A collection of worked-out exercises involving first- and second-order differential equations.

First-Order Differential Equations

Exercise

$$ y' + 1 = 0 $$

Exercise $$ y' + y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y' + y = x $$
Exercise $$ y' + 2x = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y' + y = 1 $$
Exercise

$$ xy' + y = 0 $$

Exercise

$$ xy' - y = 0 $$

Exercise

$$ y' + xy = 0 $$

Exercise $$ y' + xy + x = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y' + 2xy = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y' + y \cdot \sin x = 0 $$
Exercise $$ xy' + 2y = x $$
Exercise

$$ 2yy' - x^2 = 0 $$

Exercise $$ 3y^2 \cdot y' + x = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y' + y \cos x = \cos x $$
Exercise $$ 2x (y^2 + 1) - y' = 0 $$
Exercise $$ xyy' = 2x^2 + y^2 $$
Exercise $$ 2xyy' = x^2 + 2y^2 $$
Exercise $$ y' - x \cdot \cos x = 0 $$
Exercise $$ x^2 y' = xy + y^2 $$
Exercise $$ 3y^2 y' = x + 1 $$
Exercise $$ yy' - 3x^2 = 2 $$
Exercise

$$ y' = - \frac{1 + y}{x^2} $$

Exercise $$ y' + \frac{y}{x} = \frac{\sin x}{x} $$
Exercise

$$ \begin{cases} y' = y - 1 \\ \\ y(0) = 7 \end{cases} $$

Exercise $$ \begin{cases} y' = \cos^2 y \\ \\ y(0) = 0 \end{cases} $$
Exercise $$ \begin{cases} y' - x^2 = 0 \\ x = 4 \\ y = \frac{1}{4} \end{cases} $$
Exercise $$ \begin{cases} y' = y^2 \cdot x^3 \\ \\ y(0) = 7 \end{cases} $$
Exercise $$ \begin{cases} y' = y^2 \cdot t^3 \\ \\ y(0) = 0 \end{cases} $$
Exercise $$ \begin{cases} y' = \frac{-t}{y} \\ \\ y(0) = 5 \end{cases} $$

Second-Order Differential Equations

Exercise

$$ y'' = \cos(x) $$

Exercise

$$ y'' = 6x + 2 $$

Exercise $$ y'' - y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ xy'' = 1 $$
Exercise $$ y'' - y' - 6y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y'' - 5y' + 6y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y'' + 4y' + 4y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y'' - 2y' + y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y'' - 2y' + 2y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ y'' + 2y' + 3y = 0 $$
Exercise

$$ y'' + 4y = 0 $$

Exercise $$ y'' + y = 0 $$
Exercise $$ \begin{cases} y'' + 6y' + 8y = 0 \\ y(0) = -2 \\ y'(0) = 1 \end{cases} $$

Second-Order Nonhomogeneous Differential Equations

Exercise

$$ y'' - y' = 3 $$

Exercise

$$ y'' + y = x^2 $$

Exercise $$ y'' - 2y' - 3y = e^{4x} $$
Exercise $$ y'' + 4y' + 13y = \sin(3x) $$
Exercise $$ y'' - 2y' + y = 6x e^x $$
Exercise

$$ y'' - y = 2x \sin(x) $$

Exercise $$ y'' - y' = x $$
Exercise $$ y'' + 3y = x + 2\cos(x) $$
 
 

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