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 - 8.9 Reduction of Order - Problems - Page 572: 10

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Given $y''+y=\csc x$ with $y_1=\sin x$ We first compute the appropriate derivatives $y'=\sin x(u'+u)\\ y''=\sin x(u''+2u'-u)$ Substituting these expressions into the given equation, we find that $u$ must satisfy $\sin x(u''+2u'-u)+\sin x(u'+u)=\csc x$ which simplifies to $\sin xu''+2u'\cos x=\csc x$ or equivalently $w'+2\cos x w=\csc x$ where $w = u′$ An integrating factor is $I=e^{2\int \cot xdx}=2e^{2\ln (\sin x)}=\sin^2x$ So that $\frac{d}{dx}(\sin^2 x w)=\sin^2x\csc^2x$ Integrating both sides with respect to x yields $\sin^2x w=x+C_1$ where $c_1$ is a constant. Thus $u'(x)=x\csc^2x+C_1\csc^2x$ which can be integrated directly to obtain $u(x)=-x\cot x+\ln (\sin x)-C_1\cot x+C_2$ The general solution is $y(x)=-C_1\cos x+C_2\sin x+\sin x \ln (\sin x)--x\cos x$
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