DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
[GATE 2023]
ⅆ𝒚
Q] In the differential equation + 𝜶𝒙𝒚 = 𝟎 , 𝜶 is a positive constant. If
ⅆ𝒙
y=1 at x=0, and y=0.8 at x=1 , the value of 𝜶 is __________
(rounded off to three decimal places)
[GATE 2023 CE-1] (NAT)
Q] The solution of the differential equation
ⅆ𝟑 𝒚 ⅆ𝟐 𝒚 ⅆ𝒚
− 𝟓. 𝟓 𝟐 + 𝟗. 𝟓 − 𝟓𝒚 = 𝟎 is expressed
ⅆ𝒙𝟑 ⅆ𝒙 ⅆ𝒙
as 𝒚 = 𝑪𝟏 ⅇ𝟐.𝟓𝒙 + 𝑪𝟐 ⅇ𝜶𝒙 + 𝑪𝟑 ⅇ𝜷𝒙 , where 𝑪𝟏 , 𝑪𝟐 , 𝑪𝟑 , 𝜶 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝜷
are
constants, with 𝜶 and 𝜷 being distinct and not equal to 2.5. Which of the
following options is correct for values of 𝜶 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝜷 ?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) -1 and -2
(C) 2 and 3
(D) -2 and -3
[GATE 2023 CE-2] (MCQ)
Q] The solution x(t) , 𝒕 ≥ 𝟎 to the differential equation 𝒙ሷ = −𝒌𝒙ሶ , k>0
with initial conditions x(0) = 1 and 𝒙ሶ 𝟎 = 𝟎 is
(A) x(t) = 𝟐ⅇ−𝒌𝒕 + 𝟐𝒌𝒕 − 𝟏
(B) x(t) = 𝟐ⅇ−𝒌𝒕 + 𝟏
(C) x(t) = 𝟏
(D) x(t) = 𝟐ⅇ−𝒌𝒕 − 𝒌𝒕 − 𝟏
[GATE 2023 IN] (MCQ)
Q] Consider a laterally insulated rod of length L and constant thermal
conductivity. Assuming one-dimensional heat conduction in the rod,
which of the following steady-state temperature profile(s) can occur
without internal heat generation ? [GATE 2023 ME] (MSQ)
Q] Consider the second-order linear ordinary differential equation
𝟐
ⅆ 𝒚 ⅆ𝒚
𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 − 𝒚 = 𝟎 , 𝒙 ≥ 𝟏 with the initial conditions
ⅆ𝒙𝟐 ⅆ𝒙
ⅆ𝒚
𝒚 𝒙 = 𝟏 = 𝟔, ቚ = 𝟐 , the value of y at x=2 equals ________
ⅆ𝒙 𝒙=𝟏
[Answer in integer]
[GATE 2023 ME] (NAT)
Consider the following ordinary differential equation:
ⅆ2 𝑦 ⅆ𝑦
4 2 − 4 + 𝑦 = 0. Given that 𝑐1 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑐2 are constants,
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
the general solution of the differential equation is
(A) y= 𝑐1 + 𝒄2 𝑥 ⅇ𝑥
(B) y= 𝒄1 ⅇ𝑥Τ2 + 𝒄2 ⅇ𝑥
(C) y= 𝒄1 ⅇ𝑥 + 𝒄2 ⅇ2𝑥
(D) y= 𝒄1 + 𝒄2 𝑥 ⅇ𝑥Τ2
[GATE 2022- PI]
The order of the following differential equation is _____
(in integer)
2
ⅆ𝑦 ⅆ𝑦
+5 + 4𝑦 = 5𝑥 3
ⅆ𝑥 ⅆ𝑥
[GATE 2022- PI]
For the exact differential equation,
ⅆ𝑢 −𝑥𝑢2
=
ⅆ𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 𝑢
Which one of the following is the solution?
(A) 𝑢2 + 2𝑥 2 =constant
(B) 𝑥𝑢2 + 𝑢=constant
1 2 2
(C) 𝑥 𝑢 + 2𝑢=constant
2
1
(D) 𝑢𝑥 2
+ 2𝑥=constant
2
[GATE 2022- ME SET 2]
Consider the differential equation
ⅆ𝑦
+ 𝑦 ln 𝑦 = 0
ⅆ𝑥
If y(0)=e, then y(1) is _______
(A) ⅇⅇ
(B) ⅇ−ⅇ
(C) ⅇ𝟏/ⅇ
(D) ⅇ−𝟏/ⅇ
[GATE 2022- IN]
ⅆ3 𝑦 ⅆ𝑦 3Τ2
For the equation +𝒙 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 = 0, the correct
ⅆ𝑥 3 ⅆ𝑥
description is
(A) an ordinary differential equation of order 3 and degree 2.
(B) an ordinary differential equation of order 3 and degree 3.
(C) an ordinary differential equation of order 2 and degree 3.
(D) an ordinary differential equation of order 3 and degree 3/2.
[GATE 2022- CE SET 1]
Consider the following expression:
𝑧 = sin 𝑦 + ⅈ𝑡 + cos 𝑦 − ⅈ𝑡 where z,y and t are variables
and i= −1 is a complex number. The partial differential
equation derived from the above expression is
𝜕2 𝑧 𝜕2 𝑧
(A) 2 + 2 = 0
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝑦
𝜕2 𝑧 𝜕2 𝑧
(B) 𝜕𝑡 2 − 𝜕𝑦2 = 0
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
(C) −ⅈ =0
𝜕𝑡 𝜕𝒚
𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧
(D) 𝜕𝑡 + ⅈ 𝜕𝒚 = 0
[GATE 2022- CE SET 1]
Consider the following partial differential equation (PDE)
𝜕2 𝑓 𝑥,𝑦 𝜕2 𝑓 𝑥,𝑦
𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑓 𝑥, 𝑦 where a and b are distinct
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑦 2
positive real numbers. Select the combinations of values of
the real parameters 𝜉 and n such that f(x,y)= e^(𝜉𝒙 + 𝒏𝒚) is
a solution of the given PDE.
1 1
(A) 𝜉 = ,𝑛 =
2𝑎 2𝑏
1
(B) 𝜉 = ,𝑛 = 0
𝑎
(C) 𝜉 = 0, 𝑛 = 0
1 1
(D) 𝜉 = , 𝑛 =
𝑎 𝑏
[GATE 2022- ECE]
Solution of ∇2 𝑇 = 0 in a square domain (0<x<1 and 0<y<1)
With boundary conditions:
𝑇 𝑥, 0 = 𝑥; 𝑇 0, 𝑦 = 𝑦; 𝑇 𝑥, 1 = 1 + 𝑥 ,𝑇 1, 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑦 is
(A) T(x,y)= x-xy+y
(B) T(x,y)= x+y
(C) T(x,y)= -x+y
(D) T(x,y)= x+xy+y
[GATE 2022- ME SET 1]
Solution of ∇2 𝑇 = 0 in a square domain (0<x<1 and 0<y<1)
With boundary conditions:
𝑇 𝑥, 0 = 𝑥; 𝑇 0, 𝑦 = 𝑦; 𝑇 𝑥, 1 = 1 + 𝑥 ,𝑇 1, 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑦 is
(A) T(x,y)= x-xy+y
(B) T(x,y)= x+y
(C) T(x,y)= -x+y
(D) T(x,y)= x+xy+y
[GATE 2022- ME SET 1]
