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y 2xy x dx
C.
y 2xy x dy 0
y 2xy x dx
D.
y 2xy x dy 0

1. Problem:
Obtain the differential equation of the
family of straight lines with slope and
y intercept equal.
A. y dy + ( x+1) dx = 0
B. y dy ( x+1) dx = 0
C. y dx + ( x+1) dy = 0
D. y dx ( x+1) dy = 0

6. Problem:
Obtain the differential equation of all
parabolas with axis parallel to the
x-axis.
A. 3 ( y )2 y y = 0
B. 3 ( y )2 + y y = 0
C. 2 ( y )2 y y = 0
D. 2 ( y )2 y y = 0

2. Problem:
Obtain the differential equation of all
straight lines with algebraic sum of
the intercept fixed as k.
A. (1+y)(xy-y)=ky
B. (1-y)(xy+y)=ky
C. (1-y)(xy-y)=ky
D. (1+y)(xy+y)=ky

7. Problem:
What is the differential equation of
the family of parabolas having their
vertices at the origin and their foci on
the x-axis.
A. 2x dx y dy = 0
B. y dx 2x dy = 0
C. 2x dx - y dy = 0
D. y dx + 2x dy = 0

3. Problem:
Obtain the differential equation of all
straight lines at a fixed distance p
from the origin.
A. (xy-y) 2=p[1+(y)2]
B. (xy+y) 2=[1+(y)2]
C. (xy-y) 2=p[1+(y)2]
D. (xy-y) =[1+y]
4. Problem:
Determine the differential equation of
the family of lines passing through
the origin.
A. x dy y dx = 0
B. x dx y dy = 0
C. x dy + y dx = 0
D. x dx + y dy = 0

8. Problem:
Obtain the particular solution of
dr / dt = - 4rt when t = 0, r = ro

5. Problem:
Obtain the differential equation of all
the circles with center on line y = - x
and passing through the origin.
y 2 2xy x 2 dx
A. 2
y 2xy x 2 dy 0

D. r roe 2t

y
B.
y

2xy x 2

2xy x 2

A. r 2roe2t
B. r roe t

C. r roe2t

2
2

dx
dy 0

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9. Problem:
Obtain the general solution of the
differential equation xydx (x+2)dy
=0
A. e x y x 2

13. Problem:
Solve the equation

2xy y dx x 2 x dy 0 .

A. y cx x 1 2x
3

B. e x cy x 2

B. y cx x 1

2x

C. e cy x 2

C. y 3x cx x 1

x
D. e 2cy x 2

D. y cx x 1

10. Problem:
Obtain the general solution of the
differential equation

14. Problem:
Solve the equation

6x y dx y 2x 3y dy 0 .
2

y ' xy 2

A. xy 2 3x 2 y 3 c

B. x x c 2 0
C. x c 2 0
D. y x c 2 0
2
A. y x c 2 0

B. 3xy 2 3x 2 y 3 c

C. xy 2 2x 2 3y 3 c
D. xy 2 3x 2 y 2 c

15. Problem:
Solve the equation
r sin cos dr

11. Problem:
Solve the equation xy dx (x+
2y)2dy = 0

r sin cos d 0

2
A. r r sin cos c

A. e y cy3 (xy)

2
B. r 2r sin cos c

B. e y cy3 (x y)

C. r 2r sin cos c

x
y

3
D. r 2r sin cos c

C. e cy3 (x y)
x

D. e y cy 4 (x 1)

16. Problem:

12. Problem:
Obtain the particular solution of

A.

x
y
xy
c
3
4

= -1.
2
2
A. x 2y y 1

B.

x3
y4
xy
c
3
4

2
2
B. x y y 1

C.

x3
y4
xy
c
3
4

D.

x3
y4
xy 2
c
3
4

3x

2y 2 y ' 2xy ; when x = 0 y

2
2
C. x 2y y 1
2
2
D. x y y 1

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17. Problem:
Solve the equation
xdy ydx 2x 3dx .

1
x2
C. y2
1
D. 2
y
B.

A. y x 2 cx
B. y x 3 c
C. y x 3 cx

22. Problem:
Which is not true for the differential
y
1
equation y ' 2 2 .
x
x
A. is linear
B. it is homogeneous
C. It is separable
D. It can be solved by integrating
e 1
factor
x

D. y x 2 cx 3
18. Problem:
Solve the equation
xdy ydx 2x 2 ydx .
3
A. ln xy x c
2
B. ln x y x c
2
C. ln xy x c
2
D. ln x y 2x c

23. Problem:
A tank contains 400 liters of brine
holding 100 kg of salt in solution.
Water containing 125g of salt per
liters flows into the tank at the rate of
12 liters per minute, and the mixture,
kept uniform by stirring, flows out at
the same rate. Find the amount of
salt after 90 minutes.
A. 53.36 kg
B. 0
C. 53.63 kg
D. 65.33 kg

19. Problem:
Solve the equation

dy 2
y 6x 3 .
dx x

A. x 2 y 6x 5 c
B, x 2 5x 6 c
C. x 2 y 2 6x 5 c
D. x 2 y x 6 c
20. Problem:
Solve the equation

24. Problem:
Under certain conditions, cane sugar
in water is converted into dextrose at
a rate proportional to the amount of
that is unconverted at any time. If, of
75 kg at time t = 0, 8 kg is converted
during the first 30 minutes, find the
amount of converted in 2 hours.
A. 72.73 kg
B. 23.27 kg
C. 27.23 kg
D. 32.72 kg

3y dx xdy 0 .

A. 2y x 5 cx3
B. y x 5 cx 3
C. 2y x 3 cx 2
D. y 2 5x 4 cx 3
21. Problem:
The differential equation
dy 3x 2 y 2

can be made exact

dx
2xy
by using integrating factor:
A. x2

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25. Problem:
A thermometer reading 18o C is
brought into a room where the
temperature is 70o C ; 1 minute Later

1
C. 5x 3y 3k 2 cos t
13

cos t
13

D.

the thermometer reading is 31o C .

Determine the thermometer reading
5 minutes after it is brought into the
room.
A. 62.33 o C
B. 58.99 o C
C. 56.55 o C
D. 57.66 o C

29. Problem:
The slope of a family of curves at
any point ( x , y ) is equal to (x+1)
(x+2). Find the equation of the curve
that is passing through the point
(3,3/2).
x3 3x 2
A. y

2x 5
3
2

26. Problem:
Solve the equation

4xy 3y

x dx x 2y dy 0
2

A. 4xy 4y x c

4xy 4y
4xy 4y

x c
x c

B. y

x3 3x 2

2x 4
3
2

C. y

x3 3x 2

2x 1
3
2

D. y

x3 3x 2

2x
3
2

3
3
B. x 4xy 4y x c

C. x

5
D. x

2
3

30. Problem:
The slope of a family of curves at
any point (x,y) is equal to 3x 4 x 2 .
Find the equation of the curve that is
passing through point (1,1).
3x 5 x 3 1
A. y

5
3 15

27. Problem:
The equation y 2 cx is the general
equation of
A. y = 2x / y
B. y = 2y / x
C. y = y / 2x
D. y = x / 2y
28. Problem:
Given the following differential
equations.
dx
dy
2
3
xy k
dt
dt
dx
dy
3
2
x cos t 0
dt
dt
Solve for dy / dt.
3
2
3 5
A. cos t x y
2
9
2 2
2

sin t
9

B.

3
5 3
x 2 y 2 k
2

B. y

3x 5 x 3 4

5
3 15

C. y

3x 5 x 3 7

5
3 15

D. y

3x 5 x 3

15
5
3

1
2 3
x y 2 k
9

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31. Problem:
The equation y 2 cx is the general
equation of
2y
A. y '
x
2x
B. y '
y
y
C. y '
2x
x
D. y '
2y

35. Problem:
A nominal interest of 3%
compounded continuously is given
on the account. What is the
accumulated amount of P10,000
after 10 years?
A. P13,620.10
B. P13,500.00
C. P13,650.20
D. P13,498.60
36. Problem:
If the nominal interest rate is 3%,
how much is P5,000 worth in 10
years in a continuously
compounded account?
A. P5,750
B. P6,750
C. P7,500
D. P6,350

32. Problem:
Find the family of orthogonal
trajectories of the system of the
parabolas y 2 2x 2.
A. y ce x
B. y ce2x

37. Problem:
A tank initially holds 100 gallons of
salt solution in which 50 lbs of salt
has been dissolved. A pipe fills the
tank with brine at the rate of 3 gpm,
containing 2 lbs of dissolved salt per
gallon. Assuming that the mixture is
kept uniform by stirring, a drain pipe
draws out of the tank the mixture at
2 gpm. Find the amount of salt in the
tank at the end of 30 minutes.
A. 171.24 lbs
B. 124.11 lbs
C. 143.25 lbs
D. 105.12 lbs

C. y ce x
D. y ce3x
33. Problem:
Find the equation of the curve at
every point of which, the tangent line
has a slope of 2x.
A. x
B. y x 2 c
C. y x 2 cx
D. x y 2 c
34. Problem:
The population of a certain town
increases at a rate which is
numerically equal to the square root
of the population present at any
time. How long will it take for the
population to increase from 80,000
to 150,000.
A. 308.9 secs.
B. 238.9 secs.
C. 208.9 secs.
D. 298.9 secs.

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38. Problem:
In a tank are 100 liters of brine
containing 50 kg. total of dissolved
salt. Pure water is allowed to run into
the tank at the rate of 3 liters a
minute. Brine runs out of the tank at
the rate of 3 liters a minute. The
instantaneous concentration in the
tank is kept uniform by stirring. How
much salt is in the tank at the end of
one hour?
A. 15.45 kg
B. 19.53 kg
C. 12.62 kg
D. 20.62 kg

41. Problem:
Find the equation of the family of
orthogonal trajectories of the system
of parabolas y2 = 2x + C.
A. y = Ce-x
B. y = Ce2x
C. y = Cex
D. y = Ce-2x
42. Problem:
Radium decomposes at a rate
proportional to the amount present.
If half of the original amount
disappears after 1000 years, what is
the percentage lost in 100 years?
A. 6.70%
B. 4.50%
C. 5.36%
D. 4.30%

39. Problem:
An object falls from rest in a medium
offering a resistance. The velocity of
the object before the object reaches
the ground is given by the differential
equation dV/dt +V/10 =32, ft/sec.
What is the velocity of the object one
second after it falls?
A. 40.54
B. 38.65
C. 30.45
D. 34.12

43. Problem:
The population of a country doubles
in 50 years. How many years will it
be five times as much? Assume that
the rate of increase is proportional to
the number of inhabitants.
A. 100 years
B. 116 years
C. 120 years
D. 98 years

40. Problem:
According to Newtons law of
cooling, the rate at which a
substance cools in air is directly
proportional to the difference
between the temperature of the
substance and that of air. If the
temperature of the air is 30 and the
substance cools from 100 to 70 in
15 minutes, how long will it take to
cool 100 to 50?
A. 33.59 min.
B. 43.50 min.
C. 35.39 min
D. 45.30 min

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44. Problem:
Radium decomposes at a rate
proportional to the amount at any
instant. In 100 years. 100 mg of
radium decomposes to 96 mg. How
many mg will be left after 100 years?
A. 88.60
B. 95.32
C. 92.16
D. 90.72

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I
A. xy 2

45. Problem:
Determine the differential equation of
the family of circles with center on
the y-axis.
A. (y)3 xy + y = 0
B. y xyy = 0
C. xy" (y)3 y = 0
D. (y)3 + (y")2 + xy = 0

4
B. xy x C
4
4
C. x 2 y x C
4
3
D. y x C
4

46. Problem:
Determine the differential equation of
the family of lines passing through
(h,k).
A. y k dx x h dy 0

50. Problem:
Solve x y dy x y dx

dy
dx
C. x h dx y k dy 0
B. y h y k

A. x 2 y 2 C
B. x 2 2xy y 2 C
C. x 2 2xy y 2 C

D. x h dx y k dy 0

D. x 2 2xy y 2 C

47. Problem:
What is the differential equation of
the family of parabolas having their
vertices at the origin and their foci on
the x-axis.
A. 2xdy ydx 0
B. xdy ydx 0
C. 2ydx xdy 0
dy
x 0
D.
dx

51. Problem:
Solve xy (2y -1) = y (1 x)
A. ln (xy) = 2 ( x y ) + C
B. ln (xy) = x 2y + C
C. ln (xy) = 2y x + C
D. ln (xy) = x +2y + C
52. Problem:
Find the general solution of y = y
sec x
A. y = C ( sec x + tan x )
B. y = C ( sec x - tan x )
C. y = C sec x tan x
D. y = C (sec2 x tan x )

48. Problem:
Find the differential equations of the
family of lines passing through the
origin.
A. ydx x2 dy = 0
B. xdy ydx = 0
C. xdx + ydy = 0
D. ydx + xdy = 0

53. Problem:
Find the differential equation whose
general solution is y = C1x + C2ex.
A. (x 1) y xy +y = 0
B. (x + 1) y xy +y = 0
C. (x 1) y + xy +y = 0
D. (x + 1) y xy +y = 0

49. Problem:
Solve the linear equation:
dy y
x2
dx x

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I
Find the equation of the curve at
every point of which the tangent line
has a slope of 2x.
A. x = -y2 + C
B. y = -x2 + C

54. Problem:

2
2
Solve y x y dx xdy 0

A.

x2 y2 y C

B.

x2 y2 y C

C.

xy y C

D.

x2 y y C

C. y = x2 + C
D. x = y2 + C
59. Problem:
If dy = x2 dx; what is the equation of
y in terms of x if the curve passes
through (1,1) ?
A. x2 3y + 3 = 0
B. x3 3y + 2 = 0
C. x3 + 3y2 + 2 = 0
D. 2y +x3 + 2 = 0

55. Problem:
What is the solution of the first order
differential equation y (k+1) = y(k) +
5.
5
A. y k 4
k
B. y k 20 5k

60. Problem:
Solve for the differential equation: x
(y -1) dx + (x+1) dy = 0. If y = 2 when
x = 1, determine y when x = 2.
A. 1.80
B. 1.48
C. 1.55
D. 1.63

C. y k 50 8k
y k C k, where Cis cons tan t
D. The solution is non-existing for
real value of y

61. Problem:
The equation y2 = cx is the general
solution of:
2y
A. y '
x
2x
B. y '
y

56. Problem:
Solve the differential equation dy
xdx = 0, if the curve passes through
(1,0)?
A. 3x2 + 2y 3 = 0
B. 2y + x2 1 = 0
C. x2 2y 1 =0
D. 2x2 + 2y - 2 =0

y
2x
x
D. y '
2y
C. y '

57. Problem:
Solve (cos x cos y cot x) dx sin x
sin y dy = 0
A. sin x cos y = ln (c cos x)
B. sin x cos y = ln (c sin x)
C. sin x cos y = - ln (c sin x)
D. sin x cos y = - ln (c cos x)

62. Problem:
Which of the following equations is a
variable separable DE?

B. x y dx 2ydy 0

58. Problem:

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C. 2y dx x 1 dy

D. y 2dx 2x 3y dy 0

63. Problem:
Which of the following equations is
an exact DE?

2
A. x 1 dx xydy 0

B. xdy 3x 2y dx 0

2
C. 2xy dx 2 x dy 0

D. x 2 y dy y dx 0
64. Problem:
Determine the order and degree of
the differential equation
2x

d4 y

dy
xy 0
dx

5x 2

dy 4
A. Fourth order, first degree
B. Third order, first degree
C. First order, fourth degree
D. First order, third degree

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