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Class 12 Maths Chapter 9 Important Extra Questions Differential Equations

Differential Equations Important Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type

Question 1.
Find the order and the degree of the differential equation: \(x^{2} \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}=\left[1+\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{2}\right]^{4}\)
(Delhi 2019)
Solution:
Here, order = 2 and degree = 1.

Question 2
Determine the order and the degree of the differential equation:\(\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{3}+2 y \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}=0\) (C.B.S.E. 2019 C)
Solution:
Order = 2 and Degree = 1.

Question 3.
Form the differential equation representing the family of curves: y = b (x + a), where « and b are arbitrary constants. (C.B.S.E. 2019 C)
Solution:
Wehave:y= b(x + a) …(1)
Diff. w.r.t. x, b.
Again diff. w.r.t. x, \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\) = 0,
which is the reqd. differential equation.

Question 4.
Write the general solution of differential equation:
\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = ex+y (C.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2019-20)
Solution:
We have: \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = ex+y
⇒ e-y dy = ex dx [Variables Separable
Integrating, \(\int e^{-y} d y+c=\int e^{x} d x\)
⇒ – e-y + c = ex
⇒ ex + e-y = c.

Question 5.
Find the integrating factor of the differential equation:
y\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) – 2x = y3e-y
Solution:
The given equation can be written as.
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 1
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 2

Question 6.
Form the differential equation representing the family of curves y = a sin (3x – b), where a and b are arbitrary constants. (C.B.S.E. 2019C)
Solution:
We have: y – a sin (3x – b) …(1)
Diff. W.r.t y \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = a cos (3x – b) .3
= 3a cos (3x – b)
\(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\) = -3a sin (3x – b) 3
= -9a sin (3x – b)
= -9y [Using (1)]
\(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\) + 9y = 0,m
which in the reqd. differential equation.

Differential Equations Important Extra Questions Short Answer Type

Question 1.
Determine the order and the degree of the differential equation:
\(\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{3}+2 y \frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}=0\) (Outside Delhi 2019C)
Solution:
Order = 2 and Degree = 1.

Question 2.
Form the differential equation representing the family of curves: y = e2x (a + bx), where ‘a’ and ‘h’ are arbitray constants. (Delhi 2019)
Solution:
We have : y = e2x (a + bx) …(1)
Diff. w.r.t. x, \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = e2x (b) + 2e2x (a + bx)
⇒ \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = be2x + 2y ………….. (2)
Again diff. w.r.t. x,
\(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\) = 2be2x + 22x
\(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\) = 2(\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) – 2y) + \(\frac{d y}{d x}\)
[Using (2)]
Hence, \(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}\) -4 \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) + 4y = 0, which is the reqd. differential equation.

Question 3.
Solve the following differentia equation:
\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) + y = cos x – sin x (Outside Delhi 2019)
Solution:
The given differential equation is :
\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) + y = cos x – sin x dx Linear Equation
∴ I.F. = e∫1dx = ex
The solution is :
y.ex = ∫ (cos x — sin x) ex dx + C
⇒ y.ex = ex cos x + C
or y = cos x + C e-x

Question 4.
Solve the following differential equation :
\(\frac{d x}{d y}\) + x = (tan y + sec2y). (Outside Delhi 2019 C)
Solution:
The given differential equation is :
\(\frac{d x}{d y}\) + x = (tany + sec2y).
Linear Equation
∵ I.F. = Jldy = ey
∴ The solution is :
x. ey = ∫ ey (tan y + sec2 y)dy + c
⇒ x. ey = ey tan y + c
= x = tan y + c e-y, which is the reqd. solution.

Differential Equations Important Extra Questions Long Answer Type 1

Question 1.
Solve the differential equation
(x2 – y2)dx + 2xydy = 0 (C.B.S.E. 2018)
Solution:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 3
log x = -log (1 + v2) + log C
x(1 + v2) = C
x(1 + \(\frac{y^{2}}{x^{2}}\)) = C
x2 + y2 = C.

Question 2.
Find the particular solution of the differential equation (1 + x2)\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) + 2xy = \(\frac{1}{1+x^{2}}\), given that y = 0 when x = 1(C.B.S.E. 2018 C)
Solution:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 4
Solution is y( 1 + x2) = \(\int \frac{1}{1+x^{2}} d x\)
= tan-1 x + C
When y = 0,x = 1,
then 0 = \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) + C
C = \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
∴ y(1 + x2) = tan -1 x – \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
i.e, y = \(\frac{\tan ^{-1} x}{1+x^{2}}-\frac{\pi}{4\left(1+x^{2}\right)}\)

Question 3.
Find the differential equation representing the family of curves y = aebx + 5, where ‘a’and ‘A’are arbitrary constants. {C.B.S.E. 2018)
Solution:
We have: y = aebx + 5 + 5 …(1)
Diff. w.r.t. x, \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = aebx + 5. (b)
\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = dy ……(2) [Using (1)]]
Again diff. w.r.t x.,
\(\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}=b \frac{d y}{d x}\) ………(3)

Dividing (3) by (2),
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 5
which is the required differential equation.

Question 4.
Find the particular solution of the differential equation x dx – yey \(\sqrt{1+x^{2}}\) dy = 0, given that y = 1 when x = 0. (C.B.S.E. 2019 C)
Solution:
The given differential equation is:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 6
When x = 0,y = 1, ∴ 1 = c + c(0) ⇒ c = 1.
Putting in (2), \(\sqrt{1+x^{2}}\) = 1 + ey(y -1),
which is the reqd. particular solution.

Question 5.
Obtain the differential equation of the family of circles, which touch the x-axis at the origin.   (N.C.E.R.T.; C.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2018)
Solution:
Let (0, α) be the centre of any member of the family of circles.
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 7
Then the equation of the family of circles is : x2 + (y-α)2 = α2
⇒ x2 + y2 – 2αy = 0 …(1)
Diff. w.r.t. x, 2x + 2y \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) 2α \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 0
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 8
which is the required differential equation.

Question 6.
Obtain the differential equation representing the family of parabolas having vertex at the origin and axis along the positive direction of x-axis. (N.C.E.R.T.)
Solution:
Let S (a, 0) be the focus of any member of the family of parabolas.
Then the equation of the family of curves is y2 = 4 ax …………. (1)
Diff. w.r.t. x, 2y\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 4a ……………. (2)
Using (2) in (1), we get:
y2 = (2y\(\frac{d y}{d x}\))x
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 9
y2 – 2xy\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 0
which is the required differential equation.

Question 7.
Find the general solution of the differential equation:
(tan2x + 2 tanx + 5) \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 2 (1 + tanx) sec2 x
Solution:
We have : (tan2 x + 2 tan x + 5)\(\frac{d y}{d x}\)
= 2 (1 + tanx) sec2x
Integrating
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 10

Put t2 + 2t + 5 = z
so that (2t+ 2) dt = dz.
∴ From (2),
1 = \(\int \frac{d z}{z}\) = log| z | = log |t2 + 2t + 5|
= log |tan2 x| + 2 tan x + 5|
From (1), y = log |tan2 x| + 2 tan x + 5| + c,
which is the required general solution.

Question 8.
Solve the differential equation:
(x + 1) \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 2e-y – 1 ; y(0) = 0. (C.B.S.E. 2019)
Solution:
The given equation can be written as :
\(\frac{d y}{2 e^{-y}-1}=\frac{d x}{x+1}\)
| Variables Separable

Integrating, \(\int \frac{e^{y} d y}{2-e^{y}}=\int \frac{d x}{x+1}\)
⇒ – log |2 – ey| + log |C| = log |x + 1|
⇒ (2 – ey) (x + 1) = C.
When x = 0, y = 0, then C = 1.
Hence, the solution is (2 – ey) (x + 1) = 1.

Question 9.
Solve: (a) (i) \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 1 + x + y + xy
(ii) xyy’ = 1 + x + y + xy. (N.C.E.R.T.)
(b) Find the particular solution of the differential dy
equation \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 1 + x + y + xy, given that y = 0 when x = 1. (A.I.C.B.S.E. 2014)
Solution:
(a), (i) The given equation is :
\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 1 + x + y + xy
\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = (1 +x) (1 +y)
\(\frac{d}{1+y}\) = (1 + x)dx.
|Variables Separable

Integrating,
\(\int \frac{d y}{1+y}\) = ∫(1 + x)dx + c
⇒ log |1 + y | = x + \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) x2 + c,
which is the required solution.

(ii) The given equation is xyy’ = 1 + x + y + xy
⇒ xy\(\int \frac{d y}{1+y}\) = (1 + x)(1 + y)
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 11
= y – log|1 + y| = log|x|+ x + c
= x + log |x (1 + y)|+ c,
which is the required solution.

(b) From part (a) (i),
Iog|1+y| = x + \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\)x2 + c …(1)
When x = 1, y = 0, then:
log |1+0|= 1 + \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\)(1)2 + c
log 1 = 1 + \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\) + c
0 = \(\frac { 3 }{ 2 }\) + c
c = \(-\frac { 3 }{ 2 }\)
Putting in (1), log |1 + y| = x + \(\frac { 1 }{ 2 }\)x2 – \(\frac { 3 }{ 2 }\)
which is the required particular solution.

Question 10.
Solve the differential equation:
\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 1 + x2 + y2 + x2y2
given thaty = 1 when x = 0. (Outside Delhi 2019)
Solution:
The given equation is \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 1 + x2 + y2 + x2y2
⇒ \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = (1+x2)(1 +y2)
⇒ \(\frac{d y}{1+y^{2}}\) (x2 + 1) dx
|Variables Separable

Integrating, ∫\(\frac{d y}{1+y^{2}}\) = ∫(x2 + 1) dx + C
tan-1y = \(\frac{x^{3}}{3}\) + x + C ………. (1)
Where x = 0,y = 1,
∴ tan-1 (1) = C
C = \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
Putting in (1),
tan-1 y = \(\frac{x^{3}}{3}+x+\frac{\pi}{4}\)
which is the reqd. particular solution.

Question 11.
Find the particular solution of the differential equation: ex tan y dx + (2 – ex) sec2 y dy = 0, given thaty = \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) where x = 0.
Solution:
The given differential equation is:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 12
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 13

∴ From (1),
log C + log |ex – 2| = log |tan y|
⇒ tany = C(ex – 2) …(2)
When x = 0, y = y = \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
∴ 1 = C(1 – 2)
C = -1
Putting in (2),
tan y = 2 – ex
which is the required particular solution.

Question 12.
Find the particular solution of the following differential equation:
cosy dx + (1 + 2e-x) siny dy = 0; y(0) = \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) .
(CBSE Sample Paper 2018 – 19)
Solution:
The given differential equation is:
cos y dx + (1 + 2e-x) sin ydy = 0
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 14
log |ex| – log |cos y| = log|C|
ex + 2 = C cos y ….. (1)

Substituting, x = 0, y = \(=\frac{\pi}{4}\) in(1),we get:
1 + 2 = C cos \(=\frac{\pi}{4}\)
C = \(\frac{3}{1 / \sqrt{2}}\)
C = 3√2
Putting in (1),
ex + 2 = 3√2 cos y
which is the required particular solution.

Question 13.
Find the particular solution of the following differential equation:
(x + 1) \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 2e-y – 1 ; y = 0 when x = 0. (C.B.S.E. 2012)
Solution:
The given equation is (x + 1) \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = 2e-y – 1
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 15
-log|2 – ey| = log|x + 1| + log|c|,
where c’ = log |c|
⇒ log \(\left|\frac{1}{2-e^{y}}\right|\) = log |c(x + 1)|
⇒ \(\frac{1}{2-e^{y}}\) = c(x + 1)
When x = 0, y = 0;
\(\frac{1}{2-e^{0}}\) = c(0 + 1)
⇒ c = \(\frac{1}{2-1}=\frac{1}{1}\) = 1

Putting (1)
\(\frac{1}{2-e^{y}}\) = 1.(x + 1)
⇒ (x + 1)(2 – ey) = 1
which is the required particular solution.

Question 14.
Solve the differential equation:
(1 – y2) (1 + log x)dx + 2xy dy = 0, given that when x = 1 ,y = 0.
(C.B.S.E. 2016)
Solution:
The given equation is :
(1 – y2) (1 + log x)dx + 2xy dy = 0
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 16

Putting in (1),
\(\frac{(1+\log x)^{2}}{2}\) = log|1 – y2| + 1/2
(1 + log x)2 = 2 log|1 – y2| + 1
which is the required solution.

Question 15.
Solve the differential equation:
x cos x (\(\frac { y }{ x }\)) \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = y cos(\(\frac { y }{ x }\)) = x (C.B.S.E. 2019 C)
Solution:
The given equation is:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 17
Put \(\frac { y }{ x }\) = v i.e, y = vx so that \(\frac { dy }{ dx }\) = v + x \(\frac { dv }{ dx }\)
∴ (1) becomes:
cos v (v + x\(\frac { dv }{ dx }\)) = vcosv + 1
= v + x \(\frac { dv }{ dx }\) = v + \(\frac { 1 }{ cos v }\)
x \(\frac { dv }{ dx }\) = \(\frac { 1 }{ cos v }\)
cos v dv = \(\frac { dx }{ x }\)
[Variables Seperable]

Integrating, ∫ cos v dv = ∫ \(\frac{d x}{ x}\) + c
sin = log|x| + c
sin \(\frac{y}{ x}\) = log|x| + c,
which is the reqd. solution.

Question 16.
Find the general solution of the differential equation: \(\frac{d x}{d y}=\frac{y \tan y-x \tan y-x y}{y \tan y}\) (C.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2018-19)
Solution:
The given differential equation is :
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 18
|Linear Equation
Comparing with \(\frac{d x}{d y}\) + Py = Q, we have :
‘P’ = \(\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{\tan y}\) and ‘Q’ = 1

∴ I.F = \(e^{\int\left(\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{\tan y}\right) d y}=e^{\log y+\log \sin y}\)
elog(ysiny) = ysiny.
∴ The solution is
x x I.F. = ∫ (Q x I.F.)dy + C
⇒ x(y sin y) = ∫(1 x y sin y)dy + C
⇒ xy sin y = ∫ y sin y dy + C
⇒ xy sin y = y (- cos y) – ∫(1) -cos y)dy + C

(Integrating by Parts)
⇒ xy sin y = – y cos y + ∫ cos ydy + C
⇒ xy sin y = – y cos y + sin y + C
⇒ x = \(\frac{\sin y-y \cos y+C}{y \sin y}\)
which is the required general solution.

Question 17.
Solve the differential equation :
xdy – ydx = \(\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\) dx , given that y = 0 when x = 1. (C.B.S.E. 2019)
Solution:
The given equation can be written as :
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 19
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 20
where x = 1, y = 0
∴ 0 + \(\sqrt{1+0} \) = c(1)
⇒ c = 1
Putting in (2), y + \(\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\) = x2,
which is the reqd. solutions.

Question 18.
Solve the following differential equation:
\(x y \log \left(\frac{y}{x}\right) d x+\left(y^{2}-x^{2} \log \left(\frac{y}{x}\right)\right) d y=0\) (C.B.S.E. 2010 C)
Solution:
The given equation can be written as:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 21
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 22
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 23
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 24

Question 19.
Solve the differential equation:
xdy-y dx= \(\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\) dx.
(iC.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2019)
Solution:
The given differential equation is:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 25
Put y = vx, so that \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) = dv + x \(\frac{d v}{d x}\)
(1) becomes:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 26
⇒ y+ \(\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\) = cx2,
which is the reqd. solution.

Question 20.
Prove that x2 – y2 = c(x2 + y2)2 is the general solution of the differential equation: (x3 – 3xy2)dx = (y3 – 3x2y)dy, where c is a parameter. (C.B.S.E. 2017)
Solution:
We have :(x3 – 3xy2) dx = (y3 – 3x2y)dy
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 27
∴ v3 – 3v = A(1 + v)(1 + v2) + B(1 – v) (1 + v2) + (Cv + D) (1 – v2).
Putting v= 1,
1-3 = A(2) (2)
⇒ A = -1/2

Putiing v = -1, -1 + 3 = B(2)(1 + 1)
⇒ B = 1/2

Putting v = 0
⇒ 0 = A(1)(1) + B(1)(1) + D(1)
⇒ 0 = \(-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}\) + D
D = 0
Comparing coeff. of v3, 1 = A – B – C
⇒ C = A – B – 1 = \(-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{2}\) – 1 = -2
∴ From (2),
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 28
Squaring , x2 – y2 = c’2(x2+ y2)2
⇒ x2 – y2 = c’2 (x2 + y2 )2
where c’2 = c,
which is the required solution.

Question 21.
Show that the differential equation:
2yex/y dx + (y – 2x ex/y) dy = 0 is homogeneous and find the particular solution, given that x = 0 when y = 1. (C.B.S.E. 2013)
Solution:
(i) The given equation is :
2yex/y dx + (y – 2x ex/y) dy = 0
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 29
Thus f(x, y) is homogeneous function of degree zero.
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 30
⇒ 2ev = – log |y| + c
⇒ ex/y = -log|y| + c …………….(2)

Now x = 0 when y = 1,
∴ 2(1) = -log |1| + c
⇒ 2 = – log 1 + c
⇒ 2 = —0 + c
⇒ c = 2.

Putting in (2),
2ex/y = – log |y|+ 2,
which is the required solution.

Question 22.
Solve the differential equation:
(1 + x2)\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) + 2xy – 4x2 =0, subject to the initial condition y (0) = 0. (C.B.S.E. 2019)
Solution:
The given equation can be written as :
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 31
Multiplying (1) by (1 + x2), we get:
(1 + x2)\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) + 2xy = 4x2 dx
⇒ \(\frac{d}{d x}\) y.(1 + x2) = 4x2

Integrating, y.(1 + x2) = ∫ 4x2 dx = \(\frac{4 x^{3}}{3}\) + C
⇒ y(1 + x2) = \(\frac{4}{3}\) x2 + C …(2)
When x = 0, y = 0,
∴ C = 0 + C
⇒ C = 0.
ry 4 T
Putting in (2), y(1 + x2) = \(\frac{4}{3}\) x3 , which is the required solution.

Question 23.
Solve the differential equation :
\(\frac{d y}{d x}-\frac{2 x}{1+x^{2}} y\) = x2 + 2 (C.B.S.E. 2019)
Solution:
The given equation is :
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 32
Hence, y = (1 + x2) (x + tan-1 x + C).

Question 24.
Find the general solution of the following differential equation:
(1 + y2) + (x – etan-1y)\(\frac{d y}{d x}\) (C.B.S.E. 2016)
Solution:
The given equation is:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 33
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 34
Putting xeetan-1y = \(\frac{1}{2}\)e2tan-1y + c
x = \(\frac{1}{2}\)etan-1y + c
which is the required solution.

Question 25.
(i) Solve the differential equation:
(tan-1 y – x)dy = (1 + y2) dx. (N.C.E.R.T.; C.B.S.E. 2015)
(ii) Find the particular solution when x = 0, y = 0. (A.I.C.B.S.E. 2013)
Solution:
(i) The given equation can be written as :
\(\frac{d x}{d y}+\frac{x}{1+y^{2}}=\frac{\tan ^{-1} y}{1+y^{2}}\) …… (1)
Comparing with \(\frac{d x}{d y}\)+ Px = Q , we have:
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 35
Class 12 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 Differential Equations 36
which is the required solution.

(ii) When
x – 0, y = 0.
0 = (tan-10 – 1) + ce-tan-10,
⇒ 0 – (0 – 1) + ce-0
⇒ 0 = – 1 + c
⇒ c = 1.
Putting in (3),
x = (tan-1 y – 1) + e-tan-1y,
which is the required particular solution.