Chapter 21

Differential Equations

Only One Option Correct Type Questions

dy 1− y 2
1. The differential equation = determines a family of circles with [IIT-JEE-2007 (Paper-2)]
dx y

(A) Variable radii and a fixed centre at (0, 1)

(B) Variable radii and a fixed centre at (0, –1)
(C) Fixed radius 1 and variable centers along the x-axis
(D) Fixed radius 1 and variable centres along the y-axis

 π y y
2. A curve passes through the point  1,  . Let the slope of the curve at each point (x, y) be + sec   , x > 0 .
 6  x x
Then the equation of the curve is [JEE (Adv)-2013 (Paper-1)]

y 1 y
(A) sin   = log x + (B) cosec   = log x + 2
x 2 x

 2y   2y  1
(C) sec   = log x + 2 (D) cos   = log x +
 x   x  2

dy xy x 4 + 2x
3. The function y = f(x) is the solution of the differential equation + = in (–1, 1) satisfying
dx x 2 − 1 1− x2

3
2
f(0) = 0. Then  f ( x ) dx is [JEE (Adv)-2014 (Paper-2)]
3
−
2

π 3 π 3
(A) − (B) −
3 2 3 4

π 3 π 3
(C) − (D) −
6 4 6 2

( )
−1
4. If y = y(x) satisfies the differential equation 8 x ( )
9 + x dy = 4+ 9+ x dx, x > 0 and y ( 0) = 7 ,
then y(256) = [JEE (Adv)-2017 (Paper-2)]
(A) 80 (B) 9
(C) 16 (D) 3

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One or More Option(s) Correct Type Questions

5. If y(x) satisfies the differential equation y′ – y tanx = 2x secx and y(0) = 0, then [IIT-JEE-2012 (Paper-1)]

π π2  π  π2
(A) y   = (B) y ′   =
4 8 2  4  18

 π  π2  π  4π 2π2
(C) y   = (D) y ′   = +
3 9 3 3 3 3
6. Let y(x) be a solution of the differential equation (1 + ex)y′ + yex = 1. If y(0) = 2, then which of the following
statement is(are) true? [JEE (Adv)-2015 (Paper-1)]
(A) y(–4) = 0 (B) y(–2) = 0
(C) y(x) has a critical point in the interval (–1, 0) (D) y(x) has no critical point in the interval (–1, 0)

7. (
A solution curve of the differential equation x 2 + xy + 4 x + 2y + 4 ) dy
dx
−y 2
= 0 , x > 0, passes through the point

(1, 3). Then the solution curve [JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]

(A) Intersects y = x + 2 exactly at one point (B) Intersects y = x + 2 exactly at two points
(C) Intersects y = (x + 2)2 (D) Does NOT intersect y = (x + 3)2

f (x)
8. Let f : (0, ∞) →  be a differentiable function such that f '( x ) = 2 − for all x ∈ (0, ∞) and f(1) ≠ 1. Then
x
[JEE (Adv)-2016 (Paper-1)]

 1  1
(A) lim f '   = 1 (B) lim xf   = 2
+ x + x
x →0 x →0

(C) lim x 2f '( x ) = 0 (D) |f(x)| ≤ 2 for all x ∈ (0, 2)

x →0 +

x
9. Let f : [0, ∞ ] → R be a continuous function such that f ( x ) = 1 − 2 x +  e x −t f (t )dt for all x ∈ [0, ∞). Then, which
0
of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE? [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-1)]
(A) The curve y = f(x) passes through the point (1, 2)
(B) The curve y = f(x) passes through the point (2, –1)
(C) The area of the region

{( x, y ) ∈ [0, 1] × R : f ( x ) ≤ y ≤ }
1 − x 2 is
π−2
4
(D) The area of the region

{( x, y ) ∈ [0, 1] × R : f ( x ) ≤ y ≤ }
1 − x 2 is
π −1
4
10. Let Γ denote a curve y = y(x) which is in the first quadrant and let the point (1, 0) lie on it. Let the tangent of
Γ at a point P intersect the y-axis at YP. If PYP has length 1 for each point P on Γ, then which of the following
options is/are correct? [JEE (Adv)-2019 (Paper-1)]

(A) xy ′ − 1 − x 2 = 0 (B) xy ′ + 1 − x 2 = 0

 1+ 1− x2   1+ 1− x2 
(C) y = loge   − 1− x2 (D) y = − loge   + 1− x2
 x   x 
   
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11. For any real numbers α and β, let y α,β (x), x ∈ » , be the solution of the differential equation
dy
+ αy = xeβx , y (1) = 1 [JEE (Adv)-2021 (Paper-2)]
dx
Let S = { y α,β ( x ) : α, β ∈ »} . Then which of the following functions belong(s) to the set S?

x2 −x  1 x2 −x  1
(A) f ( x ) = e +  e −  e− x (B) f ( x ) = − e +  e +  e− x
2  2  2  2

ex  1  e2  − x ex 1   e2  − x
(C) f ( x ) =  x − 2  +  e − 4  e (D) f ( x ) =  2 − x  +  e + 4  e
2     2    

12. For x ∈ » , let the function y(x) be the solution of the differential equation [JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-2)]

Then, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

(A) y(x) is an increasing function
(B) y(x) is a decreasing function
(C) There exists a real number b such that the line y = b intersects the curve y = y(x) at infinitely many points

(D) y(x) is a periodic function

Integer / Numerical Value Type Questions

x
dy
13. Let f : R → R be a continuous function which satisfies f ( x ) =  f (t )dt . Then the value of f(ln 5) is +
0
dx
[IIT-JEE-2009 (Paper-2)]
14. Let f be a real-valued differentiable function on R (the set of all real numbers) such that f(1) = 1. If the y-intercept
of the tangent at any point P(x, y) on the curve y = f(x) is equal to the cube of the abscissa of P, then the
value of f(–3) is equal to [IIT-JEE-2010 (Paper-1)]
x


15. Let f : [1, ∞) → [2, ∞) be a differentiable function such that f(1) = 2. If 6 f (t ) dt = 3 x f ( x ) − x 3 for all x ≥ 1,
1
then the value of f(2) is [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-1)]
d f (x)
16. Let y ′ (x) + y(x) g ′ (x) = g ( x )g ′( x ), y(0) = 0, x ∈» , where f ′( x ) denotes and g(x) is a given non-constant
dx
differentiable function on » with g(0) = g(2) = 0. Then the value of y(2) is [IIT-JEE-2011 (Paper-2)]

17. Let f : » → » be a differentiable function with f(0) = 0. If y = f(x) satisfies the differential equation
dy
= (2 + 5 y )(5y − 2), then the value of lim f ( x ) is ____. [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-2)]
dx x →−∞

18. Let f : » → » be a differentiable function with f(0) = 1 and satisfying the equation f(x + y) = f(x)f ′(y) + f ′(x)f(y)
for all x, y ∈ » . Then, the value of loge(f(4)) is _____. [JEE (Adv)-2018 (Paper-2)]

19. If y(x) is the solution of the differential equation xdy – (y2 – 4y)dx = 0 for x > 0, y(1) = 2, and the slope of

the curve y = y(x) is never zero, then the value of 10y ( 2) is ______. [JEE (Adv)-2022 (Paper-2)]

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