PROBLEM SET 2

FIND THE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION S OF THE FOLLOWING FAMILY OF CURVES.

Section A

1. Circles with center at the origin.

2. Circles tangent to the x axis.

3. Circles with fixed radius r and tangent to the x axis.

4. All straight lines at a unit distance from the origin.

5. Circles with center on x axis.

6. Straight lines at a fixed distance p from the origin.

7. All circles with centers on the line x y = 0 and tangent to the y axis.

8. Family of circles of variable radii r with centers on the x axis.

9. All circles in the plane.

10. Family of limacons.

Section B

1. Circles tangent to the y axis.

2. Circles with fixed radius r and tangent to the y axis.

3. Parabolas with axis parallel to the y axis with distance vertex to focus fixed as a.

4. Parabolas with axis parallel to the x axis with distance vertex to focus fixed as a.

5. Parabolas with vertex and focus on the x axis.

6. Circles with center on x axis.

7. All ellipses with center at the origin and axes on the coordinate axes.

8. Parabolas with vertex and focus on the y axis.

9. Family of cardioids.

10. Family of 3 leaf roses.