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Dy X DX Dy y DX: Nancy Stephenson Clements High School Sugar Land, Texas

The document provides instructions for drawing slope fields for various differential equations and matching them to their corresponding equations. It also contains problems involving sketching slope fields, finding particular solutions to differential equations given initial conditions, estimating values using tangent lines on slope fields, and classifying estimates as over or underestimates based on the slope field.

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Dy X DX Dy y DX: Nancy Stephenson Clements High School Sugar Land, Texas

The document provides instructions for drawing slope fields for various differential equations and matching them to their corresponding equations. It also contains problems involving sketching slope fields, finding particular solutions to differential equations given initial conditions, estimating values using tangent lines on slope fields, and classifying estimates as over or underestimates based on the slope field.

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Slope Fields

Nancy Stephenson
Clements High School
Sugar Land, Texas

Draw a slope field for each of the following differential equations. Each tick mark is one unit.

dy dy
1. = x +1 2. = 2y
dx dx

dy dy
3. = x+ y 4. = 2x
dx dx

dy dy y
5. = y −1 6. =−
dx dx x
Match the slope fields with their differential equations.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

dy dy dy dy
7. = sin x 8. = x− y 9. = 2− y 10. =x
dx dx dx dx
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Match the slope fields with their differential equations.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

dy dy dy x dy
11. = 0.5 x − 1 12. = 0.5 y 13. =− 14. = x+ y
dx dx dx y dx
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From the May 2008 AP Calculus Course Description:
15.

The slope field from a certain differential equation is shown above. Which of the following could be
a specific solution to that differential equation?

(A) y = x 2 (B) y = e x (C) y = e − x (D) y = cos x (E) y = ln x

16.

The slope field for a certain differential equation is shown above. Which of the following could be a
specific solution to that differential equation?
1
(A) y = sin x (B) y = cos x (C) y = x 2 (D) y = x3 (E) y = ln x
6
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dy xy
17. Consider the differential equation given by = .
dx 2
(A) On the axes provided, sketch a slope field for the given differential equation.

(B) Let f be the function that satisfies the given differential equation. Write an equation for the
tangent line to the curve y = f ( x ) through the point (1, 1). Then use your tangent line equation to
estimate the value of f (1.2 ) .
(C) Find the particular solution y = f ( x ) to the differential equation with the initial condition
f (1) = 1 . Use your solution to find f (1.2 ) .
(D) Compare your estimate of f (1.2 ) found in part (b) to the actual value of f (1.2 ) found in part
(E) Was your estimate from part (b) an underestimate or an overestimate? Use your slope field to
explain why.
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dy x
18. Consider the differential equation given by = .
dx y
(A) On the axes provided, sketch a slope field for the given differential equation.

(B) Sketch a solution curve that passes through the point (0, 1) on your slope field.
(C) Find the particular solution y = f ( x ) to the differential equation with the initial condition
f (0) = 1.
(D) Sketch a solution curve that passes through the point ( 0, − 1) on your slope field.
(E) Find the particular solution y = f ( x ) to the differential equation with the initial condition
f ( 0 ) = −1 .
Slope Fields Worksheet Solutions

7. C
8. D
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. E
16. D
1
17. (B) Tangent line: y − 1 = ( x − 1)
2
f (1.2 ) ≈ 1.1

x2 −1
(C) y =e 4
f (1.2 ) = 1.116
x2 −1
(D) The estimate from part (b) was an underestimate. Since the graph of y =e 4 is concave up,
the tangent line found in part (b) lies below the curve.

18. (C) y = x 2 + 1
(E) y = − x2 + 1

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