Chapter 6: Q4E (page 341)
In Problems 1-6, use the method of variation of parameters to determine a particular solution to the given equation.
Short Answer
The particular solution is
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Chapter 6: Q4E (page 341)
In Problems 1-6, use the method of variation of parameters to determine a particular solution to the given equation.
The particular solution is
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find a differential operator that annihilates the given function.
As an alternative proof that the functions are linearly independent on (∞,-∞) when are distinct, assume holds for all x in (∞,-∞) and proceed as follows:
(a) Because the ri’s are distinct we can (if necessary)relabel them so that .Divide equation (33) by to obtain Now let x→∞ on the left-hand side to obtainC1 = 0.(b) Since C1 = 0, equation (33) becomes
= 0for all x in(∞,-∞). Divide this equation by
and let x→∞ to conclude that C2 = 0.
(c) Continuing in the manner of (b), argue that all thecoefficients, C1, C2, . . . ,Cn are zero and hence are linearly independent on(∞,-∞).
Constructing Differential Equations. Given three functions that are each three times differentiable and whose Wronskian is never zero on (a, b), show that the equation
is a third-order linear differential equation for which is a fundamental solution set. What is the coefficient of y‴ in this equation?
Use the annihilator method to show that ifin (4) has the form
then equation (4) has a particular solution of the form
(18) ,where sis chosen to be the smallest nonnegative integer such thatandare not solutions to the corresponding homogeneous equation
Find a general solution for the differential equation with x as the independent variable:
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