DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Q1. Obtain the differential equation

of all straight lines with algebraic sum
of the intercepts fixed as k.
A. (1 + y)(xy y) = ky
B. (1 y)(xy+ y) = ky
C. (1 y)(xy- y) = ky
D. (1 + y)(xy + y) = ky
Q2. The slope of a family of curves at any point
(x, y) is equal to (x + 1)(x + 2). Find the equation
of the curve that is passing through the point
(3, 3/2).
A. y =

+ +
B. y =

+ +
C. y =

+ +
D. y =

+
Q3. Find the orthogonal
trajectories to the family of
circles

= .
Q4. Solve the equation
+

+ =
A.

=
B.

=
C.

=
D.

=
Q5. Solve the equation

+ =
A. =

B. =

C. =

D.

Q6. A radioactive material, such as
the isotope thorium-234,
disintegrates at a rate proportional
to the amount currently present. If
100 mg of thorium-234 decays to
82.04 mg in 1 week, find the time
required for the thorium-234 to
decay to one-half its original
amount.
Q7. The population of the Philippines
doubled in the last 30 years, i.e. from
1967 to 1997. Assuming the rate of
population increase will remain the
same, in what year will the population
triple?
A. 2030 B. 2021 C. 2027 D. 2015
Q7. According to Newtons law of cooling,
the rate at which a substance cools in air is
directly proportional to the difference
between the temperature of the substance
and that of air. If the temperature of the
air is 30 and the substance cools from
100 to 70 in 15 minutes, how long will
it take to cool 100 to 50?
A. 33.59 min. C. 35.39 min.
B. 43.50 min. D. 45.30 min.
Q8. In a tank are 100 liters of brine containing
50 kg of dissolved salt. Pure water is allowed
to run into the tank at the rate of 3 liters a
minute. Brine runs out of the tank at the rate
of 2 liters a minute. The instantaneous
concentration in the tank is kept uniform by
stirring. How much salt is in the tank at the
end of one hour?
A. 15.45 kg. C. 12.62 kg.
B. 19.53 kg. D. 20.62 kg.
Q9. When a bullet is fired into a
sand bank, it will be assumed that
the retardation is equal to the
square root of its velocity on
entering. For how long will it
travel if its velocity on entering
the bank is 144 ft/sec?
Q10. Solve the equation

+
Q11. Solve the equation
xy + y + x = 0
Q12. Solve the ff. homogeneous
linear differential equations:
a). (

+) =
b).

++ =
c). (

+) =
d).