Exact Ordinary Differential Equations

Solve the following differential equations.

  1. Determine whether each of the equations is exact. If it is exact, find the solution. (a) \(\displaystyle{(2xy^2+2y) \, dx + (2x^2y+2x) \, dy = 0}\) View Solution (b) \(\displaystyle{\left(1+\ln x + \frac{y}{x}\right) -(1-\ln x)\, y'=0}\) View Solution (c) \(\displaystyle{ (\sin y - y \sin x)\, dx + (\cos x + x \cos y - y) \, dy = 0 }\) View Solution (d) \(\displaystyle{ (e^x \sin y - 2 y \sin x) + (e^x\cos y + 2 \cos x)\, \frac{dy}{dx} = 0 }\) View Solution
  2. Find the value \(k\) so that the following equation is exact, then find the general solution. View Solution
    \(\displaystyle{ (5x+ky)\,dx + (4x-3y)\, dy = 0 }\)
  3. Show that \(\mu(x,y)=xy^2\) is an integrating factor for \((2y-6x)\,dx+(3x-4x^2y^{-1})\, dy =0\), and use the integrating factor to solve the diff eqn. View Solution
  4. Find an Integrating Factor (to make the equation exact), then use it to solve the differential equation. (a) \(\displaystyle{(3x^2y+2xy+y^3) \, dx + (x^2+y^2) \, dy = 0}\) View Solution (b) \(\displaystyle{y \, dx + (2xy-e^{-2y}) \, dy = 0}\) View Solution (c) \(\displaystyle{e^{x+2y} \, dx + \left(2+\frac{2}{y}\right)e^{x+2y} \, dy = 0}\) View Solution (d) \(\displaystyle{(2xy^3-2x^3y^3-4xy^2+2x)\, dx + (3x^2y^2+4y)\, dy =0}\) View Solution