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AP Calculus AB 7.2 Verifying Solutions for Differential Equations - MCQs - Exam Style Questions

No-Calc Question

The function \(y=e^{3x}-5x+7\) is a solution to which of the following differential equations?

(A) \(y”-3y’-15=0\)
(B) \(y”-3y’+15=0\)
(C) \(y”-y’-5=0\)
(D) \(y”-y’+5=0\)

▶️ Answer/Explanation

\(y’=3e^{3x}-5,\;\; y”=9e^{3x}\).
\(y”-3y’-15=9e^{3x}-3(3e^{3x}-5)-15=0\).
Answer: (A)

No-Calc Question

The equation \(y=2e^{6x}-5\) is a particular solution to which of the following differential equations?
(A) \(y’-6y-30=0\)
(B) \(2y’-12y+5=0\)
(C) \(y”-5y’-6y=0\)
(D) \(y”-2y’+y+5=0\)
▶️ Answer/Explanation
Compute \(y’ = 12e^{6x}\).
Substitute in (A): \(y’-6y-30 = 12e^{6x}-6(2e^{6x}-5)-30 = 0\).
(B),(C),(D) do not simplify to \(0\) for all \(x\).
Answer: (A)
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