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1. The differential equation in question 1 is nonlinear because it contains the term x2y. 2. An ordinary differential equation is one that has one independent variable. 3. The value of y(2) that is the solution to the differential equation in question 3 most nearly equals 0.32046.

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1. The differential equation in question 1 is nonlinear because it contains the term x2y. 2. An ordinary differential equation is one that has one independent variable. 3. The value of y(2) that is the solution to the differential equation in question 3 most nearly equals 0.32046.

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Multiple-Choice Test

Chapter 08.01
Background
dy
1. The differential equation 2  x 2 y  2 x  3, y  0  5 is
dx
(A) linear
(B) nonlinear
(C) linear with fixed constants
(D) undeterminable to be linear or nonlinear

2. A differential equation is considered to be ordinary if it has


(A) one dependent variable
(B) more than one dependent variable
(C) one independent variable
(D) more than one independent variable

3. Given
dy
2  3 y  sin 2 x, y  0   6
dx
y  2  most nearly is
(A) 0.17643
(B) 0.29872
(C) 0.32046
(D) 0.58024

4. The form of the exact solution to


dy
2  3 y  e x , y 0  5
dx
is
(A) Ae 1.5 x  Be  x
(B) Ae 1.5 x  Bxe  x
(C) Ae1.5 x  Be  x
(D) Ae1.5 x  Bxe  x

08.01.1
08.01.2 Chapter 08.01

5. The following nonlinear differential equation can be solved exactly by separation of


variables.
d
 10 6  2  81,   0  1000
dt
The value of  100  most nearly is
(A) −99.99
(B) 909.10
(C) 1000.32
(D) 1111.10

6. A solid spherical ball taken out of a furnace at 1200 K is allowed to cool in air. Given
the following,
radius of the ball  2 cm
density of the ball  7800 kg/m 3
specific heat of the ball  420 J/kg  K
emmittance  0.85
Stefan-Boltzman constant  5.67  10 8 J/s  m 2  K 4
ambient temperature  300 K
convection coefficient to air  350 J/s  m 2  K
the differential equation governing the temperature  of the ball as a function of
time t is given by
d
(A)  2.2067  10 12  4  81 10 8 
dt
d
(B)  1.6026  10  2   300 
dt
d
(C)
dt
 
 2.2067  10 12  4  81 108  1.6026  10 12   300
d
(D)
dt
 
 2.2067  10 12  4  81 108  1.6026  10  2   300

For a complete solution, refer to the links at the end of the book.

08.01.2

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