Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 17 - Second-Order Differential Equations - 17.2 Exercises - Page 1179: 8

Answer

$y=\frac{3}{40}e^{-2x}+\frac{9}{8}e^{2x}+\frac{1}{10}e^{x}sinx-\frac{1}{5}e^{x}cosx$

Work Step by Step

$y''-4y=0$ Use auxiliary equation $r^{2}-4=0$ $r^{2}=4$ $r=±2$ $r_{1}=-2$ $r_{2}=2$ $y_{c}=c_{1}e^{r_{1}x}+c_{2}e^{r_{2}x}$ $y_{c}=c_{1}e^{-2x}+c_{2}e^{2x}$ The particular solution is of the form $y_{p}=Ae^{x}sinx+Be^{x}cosx$ $y_{p}'=Ae^{x}sinx+Ae^{x}cosx+Be^{x}cosx-Be^{x}sinx$ $y_{p}'=(A-B)e^{x}sinx+(A+B)e^{x}cosx$ $y_{p}''=((A-B)-(A+B))e^{x}sinx+((A-B)+(A+B))e^{x}cosx$ $y_{p}''=-2Be^{x}sinx+2Ae^{x}cosx$ Plug back into the main differential equation $(-2Be^{x}sinx+2Ae^{x}cosx)-4(Ae^{x}sinx+Be^{x}cosx)=e^{x}cosx$ $(-2B-4A)e^{x}sinx+(2A-4B)e^{x}cosx=e^{x}cosx$ $-2B-4A=0$ $2A-4B=1$ Multiply $-2B-4A+4A-8B=2$ $-10B=2$ $B=-\frac{1}{5}$ Substitute for B $-2(-\frac{1}{5})-4A=0$ $A=\frac{1}{10}$ Therefore, $y_{p}=\frac{1}{10}e^{x}sinx-\frac{1}{5}e^{x}cosx$ $y=y_{c}+y_{p}$ $y=c_{1}e^{-2x}+c_{2}e^{2x}+\frac{1}{10}e^{x}sinx-\frac{1}{5}e^{x}cosx$ First conditon is $y(0)=1$ $1=c_{1}e^{-2(0)}+c_{2}e^{2(0)}+\frac{1}{10}e^{(0)}sin(0)-\frac{1}{5}e^{(0)}cos(0)$ $1=c_{1}+c_{2}-\frac{1}{5}$ $c_{1}+c_{2}=\frac{6}{5}$ Differentiate the general solution $y'=-2c_{1}e^{-2x}+2c_{2}e^{2x}+\frac{1}{10}e^{x}sinx+\frac{1}{10}e^{x}cosx-\frac{1}{5}e^{x}cosx+\frac{1}{5}e^{x}sinx$ Second condition $y'(0)=2$ $2=-2c_{1}e^{0}+2c_{2}e^{0}+\frac{1}{10}e^{0}sin(0)+\frac{1}{10}e^{0}cos(0)-\frac{1}{5}e^{0}cos(0)+\frac{1}{5}e^{0}sin(0)$ $2=-2c_{1}+2c_{2}+\frac{1}{10}-\frac{1}{5}$ $c_{1}-c_{2}=-\frac{21}{20}$ Add $c_{1}+c_{2}$ and $c_{1}-c_{2}$ $2c_{1}=\frac{3}{20}$ $c_{1}=\frac{3}{40}$ Substitute $c_{1}=\frac{3}{40}$ $c_{2}=\frac{6}{5}-\frac{3}{40}$ $c_{2}=\frac{9}{8}$ Solution to initial value problem is $y=\frac{3}{40}e^{-2x}+\frac{9}{8}e^{2x}+\frac{1}{10}e^{x}sinx-\frac{1}{5}e^{x}cosx$
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