Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 8 - Linear Differential Equations of Order n - 8.10 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 576: 51

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We are given $y''-2y'+y=e^x\ln x$ In this case the substitution y(x)=erx yields the indicial equation $r^2-2y+1=0$ It follows that two linearly independent solutions to the given differential equation are $y_1(x)=e^{x}\\ y2(x)=xe^{x}$ so that the general solution is $y(x)=u_1e^{x}+u_2xe^{x}$ We first compute the appropriate derivatives $y′=u_1'(x)e^{-x}+u_2'(x)xe^{-x}\\ y''=u_1'(x)(e^{x})'+u_2'(x)(xe^{x})'$ Substituting these expressions into the given equation, we find that $u$ must satisfy $u_2'(x)e^x=e^x\ln x\\ u_2'(x)=\ln x\\ u_2(x)=x\ln x-x$ and $u_1'(x)=-x \ln x\\ u_1(x)=-\frac{x^2}{2}\ln x+\frac{x^2}{4}$ Hence, the general solution is: $y(x)=C_1e^x+C_2xe^x+\frac{x^2}{2}\ln x-\frac{3x^2}{4}$
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