Math 204 - Differential Equations FALL 2004, Midterm #2A
Math 204 - Differential Equations FALL 2004, Midterm #2A
Math 204 - Differential Equations FALL 2004, Midterm #2A
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(1.a) The characteristic equation for the corresponding homogeneous equation y +
y 0 = 0 is r3 + r = 0 = r(r2 + 1), which has the roots r1 = 0, r2,3 = i. Hence,
the corresponding solutions of the homogeneous equation are y1 = 1, y2 = cos t, y3 =
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sin t. Now, since the right hand side of the equation y + y 0 = t2 1 is a second
order polynomial we think a particular solution in the form At2 + Bt + C, but the
term C is linearly dependent with y1 , hence we multiply At2 + Bt + C with t, thus
yp = (At2 + Bt + C)t = At3 + Bt2 + Ct. Taking the first and third derivatives of yp
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and substituting in to the equation y + y 0 = t2 1, one finds 3At2 + 2Bt + C + 6A =
t2 1, hence 3A = 1 A = 31 , 2B = 0 B = 0, C + 6A = 1 C + 2 =
1 C = 3. Thus, we have yp = 31 t3 3t. Hence, one gets the general solution
y(t) = c1 + c2 cos t + c3 sin t + 13 t3 3t
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(1.b) The characteristic equation for the homogenous equation y (6) 2y + y = 0
1
6 3 3 2
is r 2r + 1 = 0 = (r 1) . Hence, the roots of the equation r = (1) 3 has
i(0+2k)
multiplicity 2. Writing (1) in polar form one gets 1 = 1(cos 0+i sin 0)= e
i 2k 1 3
rk+1 = e 3 , k = 0, 1, 2 r1 = r4 = 1, r2 = r5 = 2 + i 2 , r3 = r6 =
1 3
2 i 2 . The general solution corresponding to these roots is given as y(x) = c1 ex +
1
1
1
1
c2 e 2 x cos 23 x + c3 e 2 x sin 23 x + c4 xex + c5 xe 2 x cos 23 x + c6 xe 2 x sin 23 x
(2.a) (i) Using ratio test, we have
(n + 2) n2 + 1 n3 + 2n2 + n + 2
L = lim . = lim = 1.
n n2 + 2n + 2 (n + 1) n n3 + 3n2 + 4n + 2
Hence, radius of convergence is found as = 1/L = 1 and the series converges for
|x| < = 1, i.e., for 1 < x < 1. P
For the boundary point x = 1, we have the series n=0 nn+1 2 +1 which diverges. To see
P n+1 P n
this, first observe that n=0 n2 +1 2
n=0 n +1 and applying the integral test on
P n
R x 1 2
n=0 n2 +1 we have 1 x2 +1
dx = 2 ln(x + 1), which does not converge.
P n+1
For the boundary point x = 1, we have the series n=0 n2 +1 (1)n which con-
PN
verges. To see this observe that n=0 (1)n is bounded for each N and nn+1 2 +1 0,