Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 4 - Vector Spaces - 4.8 Applications of Vector Spaces - 4.8 Exercises - Page 219: 26

Answer

$$W=-2 \mathrm{e}^{x} x\cos^{2} x -2\mathrm{e}^{x} x \sin^{2} x +2 \mathrm{e}^{x}\cos^{2} x+2 \mathrm{e}^{x}\sin^{2} x.$$

Work Step by Step

The Wronskian of $\left\{x, e^{x}, \sin x, \cos x\right\}$ is given by $$W=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}{x}&{ \mathrm{e}^{x}} & {\sin x} & {\cos x} \\ {1} & {\mathrm{e}^{x}} & {\cos x} & {-\sin x} \\ {0} & {\mathrm{e}^{x}} & {-\sin x} & {-\cos x} \\ {0} & {\mathrm{e}^{x}} & {-\cos x} & {\sin x}\end{array}\right|\\ =-2 \mathrm{e}^{x} x\cos^{2} x -2\mathrm{e}^{x} x \sin^{2} x +2 \mathrm{e}^{x}\cos^{2} x+2 \mathrm{e}^{x}\sin^{2} x .$$
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