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Expert-verifiedIn Problems 3 – 18, use the elimination method to find a general solution for the given linear system, where differentiation is with respect to t.
The solutions for the given linear system are and .
Elimination Procedure for 2 × 2 Systems
To find a general solution for the system;
Where and are polynomials in
Given that,
… (1)
… (2)
Let us rewrite the system in operator form,
… (3)
… (4)
Multiply (D-1) on both sides of equation (2) then subtract equation (1) and (2) together one gets,
Since the corresponding auxiliary equation is . The roots are and .
Then, the general solution of y is:
… (4)
Now, take equation (4).
Thus, the solutions for the given linear system are and .
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