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2.1E: Separable Equations (Exercises)

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    In Exercises 1-12, find all solutions.

    1. \( {y'={3x^2+2x+1\over y-2}}\)

    2. \((\sin x)(\sin y)+(\cos y){dy \over dx}=0\)

    3. \({dy \over dx}=e^{2x+5y}\)

    4. \(xy'+y^2+y=0\)

    5. \({dy \over dx}=y-y^2\)

    6. \(y' \ln y+x^2y= 0\)

    7. \( {(3y^3+3y \cos y+1)dy+{(2x+1)y\over 1+x^2}dx=0}\)

    8. \(x^2yy'=(y^2-1)^{3/2}\)

    9. \( {{dy \over dx}=x^2(1+y^2)}\)

    10. \((1+x^2)dy+xy dx=0\)

    11. \(y'=(x-1)(y-1)(y-2)\)

    12. \((y-1)^2y'=2x+3\)

    In Exercises 13-19 solve the initial value problem.

    13. \( {{dy \over dx}={x^2+3x+2\over y-2}, \quad y(1)=4}\)

    14. \(y'+x(y^2+y)=0, \quad y(2)=1\)

    15. \(x^2{dy \over dx}=y-xy, \quad y(-1)=-1\)

    16. \((3y^2+4y)dy+(2x+\cos x)dx=0, \quad y(0)=1\)

    17. \( {y'+{(y+1)(y-1)(y-2)\over x+1}=0, \quad y(1)=0}\)

    18. \(y'+2x(y+1)=0, \quad y(0)=2\)

    19. \({dy \over dx}=2xy(1+y^2),\quad y(0)=1\)

    In Exercises 20-27 solve the initial value problem and give the interval of validity of the solution.

    20. \((x^2+2)dy+ 4x(y^2+2y+1)dx=0, \quad y(1)=-1\)

    21. \(y'=-2x(y^2-3y+2), \quad y(0)=3\)

    22. \( {y'={2x\over 1+2y}, \quad y(2)=0}\)

    23. \({dy \over dx}=2y-y^2, \quad y(0)=1\)

    24. \(x+yy'=0, \quad y(3) =-4\)

    25. \(y'+x^2(y+1)(y-2)^2=0, \quad y(4)=2\)

    26. \((x+1)(x-2)dy+ydx=0, \quad y(1)=-3\)

    27. \({dy \over dx}={-x \over y}, \quad y(4)=-3\)

    28. Solve \( {y'={(1+y^2) \over (1+x^2)}}\) explicitly.

    29. Solve \( {{dy \over dx}\sqrt{1-x^2}+\sqrt{1-y^2}=0}\) explicitly.

    30. Solve \( {y'={\cos x\over \sin y},\quad y (\pi)={\pi\over2}}\) explicitly.

    31. Solve \({dy \over dx}=y^2-y\) explicitly for the initial condition and give the interval of validity of the solution.

    a. \(y(0)=2\)

    b. \(y(0)=0\)

    32. Solve \({dy \over dx}=(y-1)^2\) for the initial condition

    a. \(y(0)=0\)

    b. \(y(0)=1\)

    33. From Theorem 1.2.1, the initial value problem \[y'=3x(y-1)^{1/3}, \quad y(0)=9\nonumber\] has a unique solution on an open interval that contains \(x_0=0\). Find the solution and determine the largest open interval on which it is unique.

    34. From Theorem 1.2.1, the initial value problem \[y'=3x(y-1)^{1/3}, \quad y(3)=-7 \nonumber \] has a unique solution on some open interval that contains \(x_0=3\). Find the solution and determine the largest open interval on which it is unique


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