solving delay differential equations via sumudu transform

A technique which is known as sumudu transform method (stm) is studied for the construction of solutions of a most general form of delay differential equations of pantograph type. this is a pioneer study on using the stm to construct the solutions of delay differential equations of pantograph type with variable coefficients. we obtain the exact and approximate solutions of nonlinear problems with multiproportional delays and variable coefficients. the strength of stm is illustrated in reducing the complex computational work as compared to the well-known methods. this paper shows how to succinctly identify the lagrange multipliers for nonlinear delay differential equations with variable coefficients, using the stm. the potency and suitability of the stm are exhibited by giving expository examples. the solutions of nonlinear volterra integro-differential equations of pantograph type are also obtained.