Differential Equations

1.

2.

3.

y = 4 sin 3x is a solution of the

differential equation :
(A)

dy
+ 8y = 0
dx

(B)

dy
8y = 0
dx

(C)

d 2y
+ 9y = 0
dx 2

(D)

d 2y
9y = 0
dx 2

The solution of the diff. equation,

3 e x tan y dx + (1 ex) sec2 y dy = 0 is :
(A) tan y = c (1 - ex)3
(B) (1 - ex)3 tan y = c
(C) tan y = c (1 - ex)
(D) (1 - ex) tan y = c

2y
, is :
x
(A) y = x2
(B) x2 - y2 = 0
2
2
(C) 2x + y = 3 (D) None of these

whose slope is given by,

7.

equation

1
2
(C) 1 & 1

8.

(B) 2 & 1
(D) 1 & 2

The differential equation whose

solution is, y = A sin x + B cos x, is :

d 2y
(A)
+y = 0
dx 2

d 2y
(B)
-y = 0
dx 2

dy

dy
(A) y x = 1 -

dx
dx

(D) None of these

dy
dy

(B) y + x = 1 +
dx

dx

dy
+y = 0
dx

The solution of the diff. equation,

x cos y dy = (x ex log x + ex) dx, is :

1 x
e +c
x
(B) sin y = ex log x + c = 0
(C) sin y = e x log x + c
(D) None of these

The differential equation of the family

of curves, y = a cos (x + b), is :

d 2y
-y = 0
(A)
dx 2
d 2y
(C)
+ 2y = 0
dx 2
6.

dy
dy
4
- 7x = 0, are :
dx
dx

(A) 1 &

d 2y
(B)
+y = 0
dx 2

The equation of the curve which

passes through the point (1, 1) and

dy

dy
(D) y + x = 1 -

dx
dx
9.

An integrating factor for the

differential equation,
(1 + y)2 dx (tan 1 y x) dy = 0, is :
(A) tan -1 y
(C)

(D) None of these

dy

dy
(C) y x = 1 +

dx
dx

(A) sin y =

5.

The order & degree of the differential

The differential equation for all the

straight lines which are at a unit
distance from the origin, is :

(C)
4.

1
1+ y 2

(B) e tan
(D)

x 1+ y 2

10. The solution of the differential

dy 1 + x 2
+
= 0, is :
equation,
dx
x

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(A) y = -

1
tan -1 x + c
2

dy
= 1 + x + y + xy, is :
dx

x2
+c=0
(B) y + log x +
2

(C) y =

1
tan -1 x + c
2

y
dy
= log x
x
dx

(B)

x
dy
= log y
y
dx

(B)

dy
+ a 2y = 0
2
dx

d 2y
d 2y
2
+
ay
=
0
(D)
a 2y = 0
dx 2
dx 2
13. The solution of differential equation
(C)

x
(B) log + x - y = c
y

dy
= y (log y - log x + 1) is :
dx
(A) y = xecx
(B) y + xecx = 0
(C) y + ex = 0 (D) None of these
x

x
dy
= log x
y
dx
12. The differential equation whose
solution is, y = c 1 cos ax + c2 sin ax is
(where c1, c2 are arbitrary constants)

dy
+ y2 = 0
2
dx

(1 + x) y
dy
=
is :
(y 1) x
dx
(A) log xy + x + y = c

15. The solution of differential equation,

(D)

(A)

14. The solution of the equation,

(C) log xy + x - y = c
(D) None of these

y
dy
(C)
= log y
x
dx

x2
+c
2
(C) log (1 + y) = log (1 + x) + c
(D) None of these

(B) (1 + y)2 = x +

x2
(D) y - log x =c
2
11. The diff. equation corresponding to
primitive, y = ecx, is :
OR
The elimination of the arbitrary
constant m from the equation, y = e mx
gives the differential equation,

(A)

x2
+c
(A) log (1 + y) = x +
2

16. The solution of the equation,

dy
= y (ex + 1), is :
dx
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(e

+x+c

y+ e
=0
log y = ex + x + c
log y + ex = x + c
None of these

17. The solution of differential equation,

dy 1 + cos 2y
+
= 0, is :
dx 1 cos 2x
(A) tan y + cot x = c
(B) tan y . cot x = c

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(C) tan y - cot x = c
(D) None of these

y
(C) x sin = c
x

18. The solution of differential equation,

x (e 2y - 1) dy + (x 2 - 1) ey dx = 0, is
(A) ey + e -y

x2
+c
= log x 2

(B) ey - e -y = log x -

x2
+c
2

(D) None of these

19. The solution of,

dy
dx
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

e x (sin 2 x + sin 2x)

=
is :
y (2 log y + 1)

y2 (log y) - ex sin 2 x + c = 0
y 2 (log y) - ex cos2 x + c = 0
y2 (log y) + ex cos2 x + c = 0
None of these

20. The solution of the equation,

x+y
dy
=
, is :
xy
dx

(A) c (x2 + y2)1/2 + e tan

(y / x )

(y / x )

(B) c (x2 + y 2)1/2 = e tan

(C) c (x 2 - y2) = e tan
(D) None of these

=0

dy
y
= y x tan is :
x
dx
x
y

dy
equation, log = x + y, is :
dx

(A) x sin + c = 0

(B) e x + e -y = c
(D) e -x + e -y = c

23. The diff. equation of all straight lines

passing through the point (1, - 1), is
dy
(A) y = (x + 1)
+1
dx
(B) y = (x + 1)

(C) y = (x - 1)

+1

(D) y = (x - 1)

-1

24. Equation of curve through point

dy
1
(1, 0) which satisfies the diff. equation
dx
x2
(1 + y 2) dx - xy dy = 0, is :
(A) x2 + y2 = 1
(B) x2 - y2 = 1
(C) 2x2 + y2 = 2 (D) None of these
25. Equation of curve passing through
(3, 9) which satisfies the diff. equation
=x+

(y / x )

21. The solution of the equation,

x

22. The general solution of the diff.

(A) ex + e y = c
(C) e -x + ey = c

x2
+c
2

(C) e y + e -y = log x +

(D) None of these

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

, is :

6 xy = 3x2 - 6x + 29
6xy = 3x2 - 29x + 6
6xy = 3x2 + 29x - 6
None of these

26. The differential equation of the family

of curves, y = Ae2x + Be5x, where
A & B are arbitrary constants, is :

(B) x sin y + c = 0
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ANSWERS
2

(A)

dy
dy
+8
+ 15 y = 0
2
dx
dx

(B)

-8

(C)

dy
+ 15 y = 0
dx

1. C
7. D
13. A
19. A
25. C

2. A
8. C
14. C
20. B
26. B

3. A
9. B
15. A
21. C
27. C

4. C
10. B
16. B
22. B
28. D

dy
+y=0
dx

(D) None of these

27. The order of the diff. equation whose
solution is, x 2 + y2 + 2 gx + 2 fy + c = 0
is :
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
28. Order and degree of diff. equation,
1/ 4

are :
= y + dy
dx

(A) 4 & 2
(B) 1 & 2
(C) 1 & 4
(D) 2 & 4

29. Solution of differential equation,

x dy - y dx = 0, represents :
(A) Rectangular hyperbola
(B) St. line passing through origin
(C) Parabola whose vertex is at origin
(C) Circle whose centre is at origin

d 2y
dx 2

30. Solution of differential equation,

dy
dx
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

+ ay = emx, is :
(a + m) y = emx + C
yeax = memx + C
y = emx + Ce - ax
(a + m) y + e mx + Ce - ax

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5. B
11. C
17. C
23. D
29. B

6. A
12.B
18.A
24.B
30.D