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JEE Main · Maths · Differential Equations

Coefficient Normalization for Standard Form

JEE Main asked Coefficient Normalization for Standard Form 3 times in 3 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2022, 2024 and 2026. It belongs to Linear Differential Equations, in Differential Equations (Maths). The longest wait between two years asking it was 2 years.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
3
in 3 shifts
Years
3 of 8
First asked
2022
last in 2026
Pattern
Frequent
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2022, 2024 and 2026. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Maths questions.

00.10.20’170’200’210.04’220’230.05’240’250.11’26

Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 1 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 1 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 1 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20261 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20241 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20221 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.

  • Solve initial value differential equation
  • Solve linear differential equation

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 1Hard 2

1 of the 3 questions had a numerical answer.

Every question

All 3 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q25Let y=y(x)y=y(x) be the solution of the differential equation…HardNumerical value
  2. 6 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q14Let y=y(x)y=y(x) be the solution of the differential equation (2xlog⁡ex)dydx+2y=3xlog⁡ex(2x\log_e x)\frac{dy}{dx}+2y=\frac{3}{x}\log_e x, x>0x>0 and y(e−1)=0y(e^{-1})=0.…MediumSingle correct
  3. 28 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q11Let y=y(x)y=y(x) be the solution of the differential equation x(1−x2)dydx+(3x2y−y−4x3)=0, x>1x(1-x^2)\frac{dy}{dx}+(3x^2y-y-4x^3)=0,\ x>1, with y(2)=−2y(2)=-2. Then y(3)y(3) is…HardSingle correct

Shifts: 28 Jun 2022, Shift 1, 6 Apr 2024, Shift 1, 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1.

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