MATH528Oct 17, 2018

Midterm examination

Instructions: Exam is closed book. Present your answers legibly, show and briefly comment steps in your solution.

  1. Find the general solution of the following ODEs:

    1. y'+2.5y=1.6x

    2. y'-0.4y=29sinx

    3. 25yy'-4x=0

    Classify each equation. ( 3×2 points = 6 points)

  2. Solve the IVP y'''-y''-y'+y=0, y(0)=0,y'(0)=1,y''(0)=0. (3 points)

  3. Find the general solution and determine the type of critical points of the system

    y1'=3y1+4y2 y2'=3y1+2y2 .

    (3 points)