Chapter 5: Q21`E (page 250)
In Problems 19 – 21, solve the given initial value problem.
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Thesolutions for the given initial value problem are
and .
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Chapter 5: Q21`E (page 250)
In Problems 19 – 21, solve the given initial value problem.
Thesolutions for the given initial value problem are
and .
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In Problems 19 – 21, solve the given initial value problem.
A Problem of Current Interest. The motion of an ironbar attracted by the magnetic field produced by a parallel current wire and restrained by springs (see Figure 5.17) is governed by the equation\(\frac{{{{\bf{d}}^{\bf{2}}}{\bf{x}}}}{{{\bf{d}}{{\bf{t}}^{\bf{2}}}}}{\bf{ = - x + }}\frac{{\bf{1}}}{{{\bf{\lambda - x}}}}\) for \({\bf{ - }}{{\bf{x}}_{\bf{o}}}{\bf{ < x < \lambda }}\)where the constants \({{\bf{x}}_{\bf{o}}}\) and \({\bf{\lambda }}\) are, respectively, the distances from the bar to the wall and to the wire when thebar is at equilibrium (rest) with the current off.
In Problems 15–18, find all critical points for the given system. Then use a software package to sketch the direction field in the phase plane and from this description the stability of the critical points (i.e., compare with Figure 5.12).
A building consists of two zones A and B (see Figure 5.5). Only zone A is heated by a furnace, which generates 80,000 Btu/hr. The heat capacity of zone A is per thousand Btu. The time constant for heat transfer between zone A and the outside is 4 hr, between the unheated zone B and the outside is 5 hr, and between the two zones is 2 hr. If the outside temperature stays at , how cold does it eventually get in the unheated zone B?

In Problems 1–7, convert the given initial value problem into an initial value problem for a system in normal form.
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