Class 12 RD Sharma Solutions- Chapter 22 Differential Equations – Exercise 22.1 | Set 1
Determine the order and degree of the following differential equation. State also whether it is linear or non-linear(Question 1-13)
Question 1. 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
The Highest order of derivative of function is 3 i.e.,
So, the order of derivative is equal to 3.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of function is 1 (i.e., power of
is 1)
So, degree of function is 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 2. 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of function is 2.(i.e.,
)
So, Order of the function is equal to 2.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 1(i.e., power of
is 1)
So, Degree of the function is equal to 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is linear.
Question 3. 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of function is 1 (i.e.,
)
So, Order of the function is equal to 1.
Degree of function
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 3 (i.e., power of dy/dx is 3)
So, the degree of the function is equal to 3.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 4. ![Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com \sqrt{[1+(\frac{dy}{dx})^2]} =(c\frac{d^2y}{dx^2})^\frac{1}{3}](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/ql-cache/quicklatex.com-eb6a41d0eb49f2c93fcb2e3cee2fa087_l3.png)
Solution:
We have,
On squaring both side, we get
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On cubing both side, we get
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of function is 2 (i.e.,
So, Order of the function is equal to 2.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 2. (i.e., power of
is 2)
So, the Degree of the function is equal to 2.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 5. 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of function is 2
So, Order of the function is equal to 2.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of function is 1 (i.e., power of
is 1)
So, the Degree of the function is equal to 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 6. 
Solution:
We have,
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On cubing both side, we get
On squaring both side, we get
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of function is 2 (i.e.,
)
So, the Order of the function is equal to 2.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 2(i.e., power of
is 2)
So, the Degree of the function is equal to 2.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 7. ![Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com \frac{d^4y}{dx^4}=[c+(\frac{dx}{dy})^2]^\frac{3}{2}](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/ql-cache/quicklatex.com-64c08f42451488043c62fe6b21f40294_l3.png)
Solution:
We have,
On squaring both side, we get
Order of function:
The highest order of derivative of function is 4 (i.e.,
)
So, the order of the derivative is equal to 4.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 2 (i.e., power of
is 2)
So, the degree of function is 2.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 8: 
Solution:
We have,
On squaring both side, we have
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of function is 1.
So, the Order of the function is equal to 1.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 1.
So, the degree of the function is equal to 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is linear.
Question 9: 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of function is 2 (i.e.,
)
So, order of derivative is equal to 2.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 1 (i.e., power of
is 1)
So, the Degree of the function is equal to 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is linear.
Question 10: 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of the function is 2.
So, the Order of the function is equal to 2.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 1 (i.e., power of
is 1)
So, the Degree of the function is equal to 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 11: 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of the function is 2
So, the Order of the function is equal to 2.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 3. (i.e., power of
is 3)
So, the degree of the function is equal to 3.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 12: 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of the function is 3
So, the Order of the function is equal to 3.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 1.(i.e., power of
is 1)
So, the Degree of the function is equal to 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
Question 13: 
Solution:
We have,
Order of function:
As the highest order of derivative of the function is 1
So, the Order of the function is equal to 1.
Degree of function:
As the power of the highest order derivative of the function is 1. (i.e., power of dy/dx is 1)
So, the Order of the function is equal to 1.
Linear or Non-linear:
The given equation is non-linear.
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