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Chapter 13 Multiple choice questions
Ordinary differential equations
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not completed
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Which of the following differential equations is
not
linear?
d
y
/d
x
–
y
2
= 0
correct
incorrect
d
y
/d
x
+ sin(
x
)
y
= 0
correct
incorrect
d
2
y
/d
x
2
+ 3 d
y
/d
x
+ 2
y
= 0
correct
incorrect
x
2
d
2
y
/d
x
2
+
x
d
y
/d
x
–
y
= 0
correct
incorrect
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not completed
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Which of the following is
not
true about linear differential equations?
A solution multiplied by a constant is also a solution.
correct
incorrect
The sum of solutions is also a solution.
correct
incorrect
A small change in the boundary conditions can lead to drastically different behaviour of the solutions.
correct
incorrect
The solutions do not display chaotic behaviour.
correct
incorrect
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not completed
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What is the integrating factor for
x
d
y
/d
x
–
y
=
x
2
?
e
-
x
correct
incorrect
x
-1
correct
incorrect
x
-2
correct
incorrect
x
3
/ 3
correct
incorrect
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not completed
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How would you describe the solution of d
2
y
/d
x
2
+ 2 d
y
/d
x
+ 3
y
= 0 ?
Decaying oscillation.
correct
incorrect
Critically damped oscillation.
correct
incorrect
Sum of decaying solutions (no oscillations).
correct
incorrect
None of the above.
correct
incorrect
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For the second-order differential equation obeyed by a driven damped harmonic oscillator, which of the following is not related to the other three.
The complementary function.
correct
incorrect
The particular integral.
correct
incorrect
The steady-state solution.
correct
incorrect
The long-term behaviour.
correct
incorrect
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