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Fundamentals Of Differential Equations And Boundary Value Problems
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Fundamentals Of Differential Equations And Boundary Value Problems

Fundamentals Of Differential Equations And Boundary Value Problems

Book edition 9th
Author(s) R. Kent Nagle, Edward B. Saff, Arthur David Snider
Pages 616 pages
ISBN 9780321977069

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Given that y1(t)=14sin2t is a solution to y''+2y'+4y=cos2t and y2(t)=t4-18 is a solution to role="math" localid="1654930126913" y''+2y'+4y=t, use the superposition principle to find solutions to the following differential equations:

(a)    y''+2y'+4y=t+cos2t

(b)    y''+2y'+4y=2t-3cos2t

(c)    y''+2y'+4y=11t-12cos2t

  1. y(t)=14sin2t+t4-18
  2. y(t)=t2-14-34sin2t
  3. y(t)=11t4-118-3sin2t
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Step by Step Solution

Step 1: Write the given equation.

Given that y1(t)=14sin2t is a solution to y''+2y'+4y=cos2t and role="math" localid="1654930549569" y2(t)=t4-18 is a solution to y''+2y'+4y=t.

Step 2: Use the superposition principle to find solutions.

One needs to find solutions to the following differential equation.

y''+2y'+4y=t+cos2t

According to the method of the superposition principle,

For any constants c1 and c2 the function

role="math" localid="1654930755300" y(t)=c1y1(t)+c2y1(t)y(t)=c114sin2t+c2t4-18 is a solution to the differential equation.

Write the t+cos2t as a linear combination of cos2t and t.

Thus, superposition is,

1(cos2t)+1(t)

The coefficients of the above equation are,

c1=1c2=1

Substitute the value of c1 and c2 in the equation (3),

Therefore, the solution of a differential equation,

y(t)=(1)14sin2t+(1)t4-18y(t)=14sin2t+t4-18

Step 3: Use the superposition principle to find solutions

To find solutions to the following differential equation;

y''+2y'+4y=2t-3cos2t

According to the method of the superposition principle,

For any constants c1 and c2 the function

role="math" localid="1654931342988" y(t)=c1y1(t)+c2y1(t)y(t)=c114sin2t+c2t4-18 is a solution to the differential equation.

Write the 2t-3cos2t as a linear combination of cos2t and t.

Hence, superposition is,

-3(cos2t)+2(t)

The coefficients of the above equation are,

c1=-3c2=2

So, the solution of a differential equation,

y(t)=(-3)14sin2t)+(2)t4-18y(t)=t2-14-34sin2t

Step 4: Use the superposition principle to find solutions

We need to find solutions to the following differential equation.

y''+2y'+4y=11t-12cos2t

According to the method of the superposition principle, for any constants c1 and c2 the function

role="math" localid="1654931947432" y(t)=c1y1(t)+c2y1(t)y(t)=c114sin2t+c2t4-18 is a solution to the differential equation.

Write the role="math" localid="1654932676605" 11t-12cos2t as a linear combination of cos2t and t.

Thus, superposition is,

-12(cos2t)+11(t)

The coefficients of the above equation are,

c1=-12c2=11

Substitute the value of c1 and c2 in the equation, we get:

role="math" localid="1654932914086" y(t)=(-12)14sin2t+(11)t4-18y(t)=11t4-118-3sin2t

Thereafter, the solution of the differential equation,

y(t)=11t4-118-3sin2t

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