Integrals as solutions
When the slope depends on the independent variable alone, antidifferentiating both sides is the whole method, with definite integrals handling initial values and motion.
Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers, Integrals as solutions
7 exercises
Exercise 101
Solve and .
Exercise 102
Solve , .
Exercise 103
Solve , .
Exercise 104
Sid is in a car traveling at speed miles per hour away from Las Vegas, where is in hours. At , Sid is 10 miles away from Vegas. How far from Vegas is Sid 2 hours later?
Exercise 105
Solve , , where is a positive integer. Hint: You have to consider different cases.
Exercise 106
The rate of change of the volume of a snowball that is melting is proportional to the surface area of the snowball. Suppose the snowball is perfectly spherical. The volume (in centimeters cubed) of a ball of radius centimeters is . The surface area is . Set up the differential equation for how the radius is changing. Then, suppose that at time minutes, the radius is 10 centimeters. Aft…
Exercise 107
Find the general solution to . How many distinct constants do you need?
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