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Multiple Choice Test

Background on Ordinary Differential Equations

 


Q1. The differential equation

          

is

linear
nonlinear

linear with fixed constants

undeterminable to be linear or nonlinear


Q2. A differential equation is considered to be ordinary if it has

one dependent variable

more than one dependent variable

one independent variable
more than one independent variable


Q3. Given

      

y(2) most nearly is
0.17643
0.29872
0.32046
0.58024


Q4. The form of the exact solution to

     

is





Q5. The following nonlinear differential equation can be solved exactly by separation of variables.

         

The value of θ(100) most nearly is

-99.99

909.10

1000.32

1111.10


Q6. A spherical solid ball taken out of a furnace at 1200K is allowed to cool in air.  Given the following

radius of ball=2 cm

density of the ball=7800 kg/m^3

specific heat of the ball=420 J/kg-K

emmittance=0.85

Stefan-Boltzman constant=5.67E-8 J/s-m^2-K^4

ambient temperature=300K

convection coefficient to air=350 J/s-m^2-K.

The differential equation governing the temperature, of the ball as a function of time, t is given by




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