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GATE Engineering Mathematics: Differential Equations – Previous Year Questions

14 GATE previous year questions on Differential Equations (Engineering Mathematics, Electronics and Communication Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2017 EC Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following is the general solution of the first order differential equation dydx = (x + y - 1)2, where x, y are real?
  2. GATE 2015 EC Q36 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The solution of the differential equation d2ydt2 + 2dydt + y = 0 with y(0) = y'(0) = 1 is
  3. GATE 2016 EC Q14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following is a property of the solutions to the Laplace equation: 2 f = 0?
  4. GATE 2018 EC Q44 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A curve passes through the point (x=1,\ y=0) and satisfies the differential equation dydx=x2+y22y+ yx. The equation that describes the curve is
  5. GATE 2018 EC Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The position of a particle y(t) is described by the differential equation: d2ydt2=-dydt-5y4. The initial conditions are y(0)=1 and .dydt t=0=0. The…
  6. GATE 2019 EC Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The families of curves represented by the solution of the equation dydx=-( xy)n for n=-1 and n=+1, respectively, are
  7. GATE 2019 EC Q53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider the homogeneous ordinary differential equation x2d2ydx2-3xdydx+3y=0, x>0 with y(x) as a general solution. Given that y(1)=1 and y(2)=14, the…
  8. GATE 2020 EC Q14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The general solution of d2ydx2-6dydx+9y=0 is
  9. GATE 2020 EC Q37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following options contains two solutions of the differential equation dydx=(y-1)x?
  10. GATE 2021 EC Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the differential equation given below. dydx+x1-x2\,y=x y The integrating factor of the differential equation is
  11. GATE 2022 EC Q25 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Consider the following partial differential equation (PDE) a2f(x,y) x2+b2f(x,y) y2=f(x,y), where a and b are distinct positive real numbers. Select…
  12. GATE 2024 EC Q11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The general form of the complementary function of a differential equation is given by y(t)=(At+B)e-2t, where A and B are real constants determined by…
  13. GATE 2025 EC Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The function y(t) satisfies t2y''(t)-2ty'(t)+2y(t)=0, where y'(t) and y''(t) denote the first and second derivatives of y(t), respectively. Given…
  14. GATE 2026 EC Q11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the differential equation w = Aw, with w(t=0) = bmatrix1\\1bmatrix. If w(t) = etu x + e-2tu y be the solution to the equation where u x and u…