U17 - MTH205 - Final Exam
U17 - MTH205 - Final Exam
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• An answer alone will not receive full credit. You must provide supporting calculations and explanations.
• No graphing calculators, notes, cell phones etc are to be used during the exam.
• Read all the parts of the questions carefully.
• Manage your time.
• This exam book is made of two parts: Part One consists of 6 show-your-work questions and Part Two
consists of 10 MCQ.
• You have exactly 120 minutes to complete the exam.
• No communications of any kind is permitted
GOOD LUCK
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PART ONE (70 Points): Show your work.
1. (11 Points) Find the explicit solution of the initial value problem
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6t2 et
y′ = , y(0) = −2.
y(1 + et3 )
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2. (11 Points) Use the variation of parameters method to solve the differential equation
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3. (12 Points) Compute the following transforms:
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8s − 6s + 12
(a) L−1
s(s2 + 4)
R
t
(b) L 0 (t − τ )2 cos 3τ dτ
e2s − 1
−1
(c) L
(s − 4)3
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4. (11 Points) Solve the initial value problem
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5. (14 Points @ 8 + 6) A mass weighing 2 pounds stretches a spring 6 inches. Initially, the mass is
released from a point 8 inches below the equilibrium position with an upward velocity of 34 ft/s.
(a) Determine the equation of motion.
(b) At what time does the mass first reach its maximum distance?
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6. (11 Points) Use the power series method to solve the IVP
y ′′ − xy = 0, y(0) = 1, y ′ (0) = 2
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PART TWO (30 Points): Circle the letter that represents the correct answer
then y(0) =
(a) −1
(b) 1
−1
(c) 2
−1
(d) 3
(e) None of the above
2t2 y ′′ + ty ′ − 3y = 0
then the reduction of order substitution y = t−1 v(t) followed by the substitution u = v ′ convert it into
the first order equation
(a) −2tu′ + 12 u = 0
(b) 4tu′ − 23 u = 0
(c) 2tu′ − 5u = 0
(d) 2tu′ − 3u = 0
(e) None of the above
dy √
3. Using the existence and uniqueness theorem, the initial value problem = y − t, y(t0 ) = y0 is
dt
guaranteed to have a unique solution if (t0 , y0 ) =
(a) (0, 1)
(b) (0, 0)
(c) (2, 2)
(d) (3, 0)
(e) (−1, 0)
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4. The integrating factor for the linear diff equation (1 + t2 )y ′ + ty = e−t is
1
(a) 2 (1 + t2 )
2
(b) et /2
√
(c) 1 + t2
(d) et
(e) None of the above
5. A 500 liter tank initially has 100 liters of fresh water. Salt water with a concentration of 30 g/L is
added at a rate of 5 L/min while the well mixed solution is allowed to leave at a rate of 1 L/min. This
process will continue until the tank is filled. Write down the initial value problem that describes the
amount of salt A(t) at time t.
dA A(t)
(a) = 150 − , A(0) = 100
dt 4(25 − t)
dA A(t)
(b) = 150 − , A(0) = 100
dt 4(25 + t)
dA A(t)
(c) = 150 + , A(0) = 0
dt 4t
dA A(t)
(d) = 100 − , A(0) = 0
dt 100 − t
(e) None of the above
6. Consider the differential equation y ′ = y(y − 1)(y + 2)2 (y − 3)3 , if y(0) = 2, what is lim y(t) ?
t→∞
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) ∞
(e) None of the above
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7. The general solution to the differential equation t2 y ′′ − 3ty ′ + 5y = 0 is
8. Given that yp = at2 + bt is a particular solution to the differential equation 2t2 y ′′ + 5ty ′ + y = t2 − t,
then 15a + 6b =
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
(e) 0
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9. If the undetermined coefficient method is to be used for solving the differential equation y ′′′ +y ′′ = t+e−t ,
then the appropriate form of the particular solution is
10. If m1 , m2 , m3 , and m4 are the roots of the characteristic equation for the fourth order homogeneous
differential equation y (4) + 3y ′′′ − 4y ′′ − 12y ′ = 0, then m1 + m2 + m3 + m4 =
(a) 2
(b) −1
(c) −2
(d) −3
(e) None of the above
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