TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Manila
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS COMPETENCY EXAM

NAME OF STUDENT:__________________________________________________DATE:__________________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE CHOICES GIVEN.

1. The differential equation [1 + (dy/dx)2]3/2 = k(d2y/dx2)

a) order 3, degree 2, and non-linear b) order 3, degree 2, and linear
c) order 3, degree 3, and non-linear d) order 3, degree 3, and linear

2. The particular solution for the DE dy + 7x dx = 0 when C = 10 is a/an

a. ellipse b. circle c. parabola d. NOTG

3. Find the particular solution of y''' = 0 given that: y(0) = 3, y'(1) = 4, y''(2) = 6

a. y = 2x2 3x + 3 b. y = 3x2 2x + 3 c. y = 2x2 2x + 2 d. NOTG

4. The particular solution of d2y/dx2 + 4y = 0

a. y = c1 sin 2x + 3 cos 2x b. y = 3sin 2x + c1cos 2x c. y = c1 sin 2x + 6 cos 2x d. NOTG

5. A particular moon rock is analyzed and it is found to contain equal amounts of Potassium-19 and Argon-18, which are denoted as
, respectively. is a radioactive isotope that can decay to . Note that for potassium decay and that
the yield of is about 11% (i.e. about 1 out of every 9 atoms decays to ). Assuming that the initial amount of argon was
zero and that all of the argon is the result of potassium decay, estimate the age of the moon rock.
a. 2 billion years b. 4.3 billion years c. 5.3 billion years . NOTG

6. A car is braked to a stop with constant acceleration. The car stops 10 secs after the brakes are applied and travels 250 ft. during
this time. Find the speed of the car when the brakes were applied.
a. 100 fps b. 75 fps c. 50 fps d. NOTG

7. At each point (x,y) on a certain curve, the tangent line has slope 4x3 + 2. Find the equation of the curve if it contains the point
(1,7)
a. x4 + 2x + 3 b. x4 + 2x + 4 c. x4 + 2x + 6 d. NOTG

8. A companys marginal revenue function is given by dR/dx = 1000/ x 1, where x>1 is the number of items manufactured. Find
the total revenue R in terms of x, if R =$13,000 when x = 26
a. R = 1000/ x 1 + 3000 b. R = 1000/ x 1 + 3000 c. R= 2000/ x 1 + 3000 d. NOTG

9. A balloon is rising vertically at the constant rate of 15 fps and is 15o ft from the ground at the instant when the aeronaut drops her
binoculars. How long will it take the binoculars to strike the ground?
a. 4.6 s b. 3.6 s c. 5.5 s d. NOTG

10. Suppose that a corpse was discovered in a motel room at midnight and its temperature was 80F. The temperature of the room
is kept constant at 60F. Two hours later the temperature of the corpse dropped to75F. Find the time of death. Note: The
temperature of a live person is 98.6F.
a. 8:30 PM b. 7:30 PM c. 9:00 PM d. NOTG

11. Find the orthogonal family to the family of circles, x2 + y2 = C2

a. y = mx + b b. y = ln x c. y = mx d. NOTG
12. The solution for dy/dx = xe x when y(0) = 0
a. y = - ex (x+1) b. y = - ex (x+1) + 2 c. y = - e2x (x+1) + 1 d. NOTG
13. If I gallon of air is fed continuously to a closed vessel containing 3 gallons of O 2 initially, and 3 gallons of air is withdrawn from
the vessel continuously, how much O2 will be left in the vessel after 3 minutes?
a. 1.7 gallons b. 2.5 gallons c. 1.8 gallons d. 1.6 gallons
14. A relation, free of derivatives, between the variables of a differential equation is called.
a. solution of the differential equation b. general solution
c. particular solution d. none of the given.
15. The solution of the differential equation (sinx + y)dx + (x 2cosy)dy = 0
a. xy = C + 2cosx + 2siny b. xy = C + cosx + siny
c. xy = C + cosy + 2sinx d. xy = C + cosx + 2siny
16. A body falls from rest against a resistance that is proportional to the speed at any instant. If the terminal velocity of the body is
128 fps, how long will a body attain a velocity of 100 fps?
a. 5.1 s b. 6.08 s c. 7.25 s d. NOTG
17. What is the radius of an expanding circle at the moment when the rate of change of its area is numerically twice as large as the
rate of change of its radius?
a. 1 / b. 2 / c. 3 / d. 4 /
18. An open box is to be made of cardboard 10 cm X 16 cm cutting equal squares out of the corners and turning up the edges to
form sides. Determine the maximum capacity of the box.
a. 186 cu. Cm b. 200 cu.cm. c. 100 cu. cm. d. 144 cu. cm.
19. Divide the number 60 into two parts so that the product (P) of one part with the square of the other part is a maximum.
a. 30, 30 b. 25, 35 c. 50, 10 d. 40, 20

20. The top of a 25-foot ladder, leaning against a vertical wall is slipping down the wall at the rate of 1fps. How fast is the bottom of
the ladder slipping along the ground when the bottom of the ladder is 7 ft away from the base of the wall?
a. 1.43fps b. 2.43 fps c. 3.43 fps d. 4.43 fps