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Differential Equations (ME)

GATE Mechanical Engineering · 54 questions across 26 years (1993-2025) · 65% recurrence rate

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19932025
199320092025

Difficulty mix

easy 80%
med 20%

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OTHER2

All 54 questions on Differential Equations (ME)

2025 PYQ

Let $y$ be the solution of the differential equation with the initial conditions given below. If $y(x=2)=A \ln 2$, then the value of $A$ is _________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places). $$ x^2 \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}+3 x \fra...

Med
2024 PYQ

If $x(t)$ satisfies the differential equation $t \frac{dx}{dt} + (t - x) = 0$ subject to the condition $x(1) = 0$, then the value of $x(2)$ is __________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

Easy
2023 PYQ

Consider the second-order linear ordinary differential equation $\rm x^2\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+x\frac{dy}{dx}-y=0, x\ge1$ with the initial conditions $\rm y(x=1)=6, \left.\frac{dy}{dx}\right|_{x=1}=2$ The value of 𝑦 at 𝑥 =...

Med
2023 PYQ

Which one of the options given is the inverse Laplace transform of $\rm \frac{1}{s^3-s}$ ? 𝑢(𝑡) denotes the unit-step function.

Med
2022 PYQ

For the exact differential equation, $\frac{du}{dx}=\frac{-xu^2}{2+x^2u}$ which one of the following is the solution?

Easy
2017 PYQ

Consider the differential equation $$\,\,3y''\left( x \right) + 27y\left( x \right) = 0\,\,$$ with initial conditions $$y\left( 0 \right) = 0$$ and $$y'\left( 0 \right) = 2000.\,\,$$ The value of $$y$$ at $$x=1$$ is ____...

Easy
2017 PYQ

The differential equation $$\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + 16y = 0$$ for $$y(x)$$ with the two boundary conditions $${\left. {{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right|_{x = 0}} = 1$$ and $${\left. {{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right|_{x = {\pi \...

Easy
2017 PYQ

Consider the following partial differential equation for $$u(x,y)$$ with the constant $$c>1:$$ $$\,{{\partial u} \over {\partial y}} + c{{\partial u} \over {dx}} = 0\,\,$$ solution of this equation is

Easy
2016 PYQ

If $$y = f(x)$$ satiesfies the boundary value problem $$\,\,y''\,\,\, + \,\,\,9y\,\,\, = \,\,\,0,\,\,\,y\left( 0 \right)\,\,\, = \,\,\,0,\,$$ $$\,\,y\left( {{\pi \over 2}} \right) = \sqrt 2 ,\,\,\,$$ then $$\,\,y\left( {...

Easy
2015 PYQ

The Laplace transform of $${e^{i5t}}$$ where $$i = \sqrt { - 1} ,$$

Easy
2015 PYQ

Consider the following differential equation $${{dy} \over {dt}} = - 5y;$$ initial condition: $$y=2$$ at $$t=0.$$ The value of $$y$$ at $$t=3$$ is

Easy
2015 PYQ

Laplace transform of $$\cos \left( {\omega t} \right)$$ is

Easy
2015 PYQ

The Laplace Transform of $$f\left( t \right) = {e^{2t}}\sin \left( {5t} \right)\,u\left( t \right)$$ is

Easy
2015 PYQ

Find the solution of $${{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} = y$$ which passes through origin and the point $$\left( {ln2,{3 \over 4}} \right)$$

Easy
2014 PYQ

Consider two solutions $$\,x\left( t \right)\,\,\,\, = \,\,\,{x_1}\left( t \right)\,\,$$ and $$x\left( t \right)\,\,\,\, = \,\,\,{x_2}\left( t \right)\,\,$$ of the differential equation $$\,\,{{{d^2}x\left( t \right)} \o...

Easy
2014 PYQ

The general solution of the differential equation $$\,\,{{dy} \over {dx}} = \cos \left( {x + y} \right),\,\,$$ with $$c$$ as a constant, is

Med
2014 PYQ

If $$\,y = f\left( x \right)\,\,$$ is the solution of $${{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} = 0$$ with the boundary conditions $$y=5$$ at $$x=0,$$ and $$\,{{dy} \over {dx}} = 2$$ at $$x=10,$$ $$f(15)=$$_______.

Easy
2014 PYQ

The solution of the initial value problem $$\,\,{{dy} \over {dx}} = - 2xy;y\left( 0 \right) = 2\,\,\,$$ is

Easy
2014 PYQ

Laplace transform of $$\cos \,\left( {\omega t} \right)$$ is $${s \over {{s^2} + {\omega ^2}.}}$$. The Laplace transform of $${e^{ - 2t}}\,\cos \left( {4t} \right)$$ is

Easy
2013 PYQ

The partial differential equation $$\,\,{{\partial u} \over {\partial t}} + u{{\partial u} \over {\partial x}} = {{{\partial ^2}u} \over {\partial {x^2}}}\,\,\,$$ is a

Easy
2013 PYQ

The solution to the differential equation $$\,{{{d^2}u} \over {d{x^2}}} - k{{du} \over {dx}} = 0\,\,\,$$ where $$'k'$$ is a constant, subjected to the boundary conditions $$\,\,u\left( 0 \right) = 0\,\,$$ and $$\,\,\,u\l...

Easy
2013 PYQ

The function $$f(t)$$ satisfies the differential equation $${{{d^2}f} \over {d{t^2}}} + f = 0$$ and the auxiliary conditions, $$f\left( 0 \right) = 0,\,{{df} \over {dt}}\left( 0 \right) = 4.$$ The laplace transform of $$...

Easy
2012 PYQ

The inverse Laplace transform of the function $$F\left( s \right) = {1 \over {s\left( {s + 1} \right)}}$$ is given by

Easy
2012 PYQ

Consider the differential equation $$\,\,{x^2}{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + x{{dy} \over {dx}} - 4y = 0\,\,\,$$ with the boundary conditions of $$\,\,y\left( 0 \right) = 0\,\,\,$$ and $$\,\,y\left( 1 \right) = 1.\,\,\,$$ T...

Med
2011 PYQ

Consider the differential equation $${{dy} \over {dx}} = \left( {1 + {y^2}} \right)x\,\,.$$ The general solution with constant $$'C'$$ is

Easy
2010 PYQ

The Laplace transform of $$f\left( t \right)$$ is $${1 \over {{s^2}\left( {s + 1} \right)}}.$$ The function

Easy
2010 PYQ

The blasius equation $$\,{{{d^3}f} \over {d{\eta ^3}}} + {f \over 2}\,{{{d^2}f} \over {d{\eta ^2}}} = 0\,\,\,\,$$ is a

Easy
2009 PYQ

The solution of $$x{{dy} \over {dx}} + y = {x^4}$$ with condition $$y\left( 1 \right) = {6 \over 5}$$

Easy
2009 PYQ

The inverse Laplace transform of $${1 \over {\left( {{s^2} + s} \right)}}$$ is

Easy
2008 PYQ

It is given that $$y'' + 2y' + y = 0,\,\,\,\,y\left( 0 \right) = 0,y\left( 1 \right) = 0.$$ What is $$y(0.5)$$?

Easy
2008 PYQ

Given that $$\mathop x\limits^{ \bullet \bullet } + 3x = 0$$ and $$x\left( 0 \right) = 1,\,\,\mathop x\limits^ \bullet \left( 0 \right) = 1,$$ What is $$x(1)$$ ________.

Med
2007 PYQ

The partial differential equation $$\,\,{{{\partial ^2}\phi } \over {\partial {x^2}}} + {{{\partial ^2}\phi } \over {\partial {y^2}}} + {{\partial \phi } \over {\partial x}} + {{\partial \phi } \over {\partial y}} = 0\,\...

Easy
2007 PYQ

The solution of $${{d\,y} \over {d\,x}} = {y^2}$$ with initial value $$y(0)=1$$ is bounded in the interval is

Easy
2007 PYQ

If $$F(s)$$ is the Laplace transform of the function $$f(t)$$ then Laplace transform of $$\int\limits_0^t {f\left( x \right)dx} $$ is

Easy
2006 PYQ

The solution of the differential equation $${{dy} \over {dx}} + 2xy = {e^{ - {x^2}}}\,\,$$ with $$y(0)=1$$ is

Easy
2006 PYQ

For $$\,\,\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + 4{{dy} \over {dx}} + 3y = 3{e^{2x}},\,\,$$ the particular integral is

Easy
2005 PYQ

The complete solution of the ordinary differential equation $${{{d^2}y} \over {d\,{x^2}}} + p{{dy} \over {dx}} + qy = 0$$ is $$\,y = {c_1}\,{e^{ - x}} + {C_2}\,{e^{ - 3x}}\,\,$$ then $$p$$ and $$q$$ are

Easy
2005 PYQ

Which of the following is a solution of the differential equation $$\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + p{{dy} \over {dx}} + \left( {q + 1} \right)y = 0?$$ Where $$p=4, q=3$$

Easy
2005 PYQ

If $${x^2}\left( {{{d\,y} \over {d\,x}}} \right) + 2xy = {{2\ln x} \over x}$$ and $$y(1)=0$$ then what is $$y(e)$$?

Easy
2003 PYQ

The solution of the differential equation $${{dy} \over {dx}} + {y^2} = 0$$ is

Easy
2000 PYQ

Find the solution of the differential equation $$\,{{{d^2}u} \over {d{t^2}}} + {\lambda ^2}y = \cos \left( {wt + k} \right)$$ with initial conditions $$\,y\left( 0 \right) = 0,\,\,{{dy\left( 0 \right)} \over {dt}} = 0.$$...

Med
1999 PYQ

The equation $$\,\,\,{{{d^2}u} \over {d{x^2}}} + \left( {{x^2} + 4x} \right){{dy} \over {dx}} + y = {x^8} - 8\,\,{u \over {{x^2}}} = 8.\,\,\,$$ is a

Easy
1999 PYQ

Laplace transform of $${\left( {a + bt} \right)^2}$$ where $$'a'$$ and $$'b'$$ are constants is given by:

Easy
1998 PYQ

The general solution of the differential equation $${x^2}{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} - x{{dy} \over {dx}} + y = 0$$ is

Med
1998 PYQ

The radial displacement in a rotating disc is governed by the differential equation $$\,\,{{{d^2}u} \over {d{x^2}}} + {1 \over x}{{du} \over {dx}} - {u \over {{x^2}}} = 8x.\,\,\,$$ where $$u$$ is the displacement and $$x...

Med
1997 PYQ

Solve the initial value problem $${{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} - 4{{dy} \over {dx}} + 3y = 0$$ with $$y=3$$ and $${{dy} \over {dx}} = 7$$ at $$x=0$$ using the laplace transform technique?

Med
1996 PYQ

The one dimensional heat conduction partial difference equation $$\,\,{{\partial T} \over {\partial t}} = {{{\partial ^2}T} \over {\partial {x^2}}}\,\,$$ is

Easy
1996 PYQ

The particular solution for the differential equation $${{{d^2}y} \over {d{t^2}}} + 3{{dy} \over {dx}} + 2y = 5\cos x$$ is

Med
1995 PYQ

The solution to the differential equation $$\,{f^{11}}\left( x \right) + 4{f^1}\left( x \right) + 4f\left( x \right) = 0$$

Easy
1995 PYQ

A differential equation of the form $${{dy} \over {dx}} = f\left( {x,y} \right)\,\,$$ is homogeneous if the function $$f(x,y)$$ depends only on the ratio $${y \over x}$$ (or) $${x \over y}$$

Easy
1994 PYQ

For the differential equation $$\,\,{{dy} \over {dt}} + 5y = 0\,\,$$ with $$y(0)=1,$$ the general solution is

Easy
1994 PYQ

If $$f(t)$$ is a finite and continuous Function for $$t \ge 0$$ the laplace transformation is given by $$F = \int\limits_0^\infty {{e^{ - st}}\,\,f\left( t \right)dt,} $$ then for $$f(t)=cos$$ $$h$$ $$mt,$$ the laplace t...

Easy
1993 PYQ

The differential $$\,\,\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + {{dy} \over {dx}} + \sin y = 0\,\,$$ is

Easy
1993 PYQ

The differential equation $${y^{11}} + y = 0\,$$ is subjected to the conditions $$y(0) = 0,$$ $$\,\,\,y\left( \lambda \right) = 0.\,\,$$ In order that the equation has non-trivial solutions, the general value of $$\lambd...

Easy