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.