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The University of British Columbia
MATH 215/255, Section 102
Midterm Exam I – October 2009
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This exam consists of 4 questions worth 10 marks each. No notes nor calculators.
Problem
1.
max score
10
2.
10
3.
10
4.
10
total
40
score
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Math 215/255 Midterm 1, Section 102
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(10 points) 1. Answer YES or NO for each of the following questions, and give a reason.
dy
(a) The problem
= ty + 3y 1/3 with y(215) = 255 has at most one solution near
dt
(t, y) = (215, 255).
(b) If y1 (t) and y2 (t) are two solutions of the equation y 00 + p(t)y 0 + q(t)y = 0 for 0 < t < 3,
and their Wronskian W (y1 , y2 ) is positive at t = 1, then W (y1 , y2 ) cannot be negative at t = 2.
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(10 points) 2. A bath contains water. Let the depth of water at time t be y = y(t) inches. At time t = 0 the
plug is pulled and water exits via the drain at the rate of 2y inches per minute.
(a) The bath is filled to an initial depth of 10 inches. Find the depth y as a function of time.
(b) Same problem as in the previous part except that at time t = 0, in addition to pulling
the plug, the tap is also turned on and water enters the bath at rate 3 inches per minute.
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(10 points) 3. Consider
Math 215/255 Midterm 1, Section 102
y + (2x − y −1 ey )
dy
= 0.
dx
(a) Show it is not exact.
(b) There is an integrating factor µ = µ(y). Find it.
(c) Solve for y given that y = 1 when x = 1.
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October 2009
Math 215/255 Midterm 1, Section 102
(10 points) 4. For real a, solve for y = y(t):
y 00 − 4y 0 − 5y = 0,
y(0) = 6,
Then find the value of a so that the solution approaches zero as t → ∞.
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y 0 (0) = 6a.