Differential Equation

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SSCM 1703

QUESTION 1 (20 marks)

(a) Consider the following differential equation


(r' - t)a" + ra' + \/iT +a : 12 * 2.
' Determine the intervals that guarantee the existence of a solution. (5 marks)

(b) Suppose9{r) and g2(r) are two solutions of the homogeneous differential equa-
tiorr
a" + p(r)a' -t q(r)y g. :
' Show that 9(z) : c*t(r) * c2y2(r) also is a soltition of the equation where c1
and c2 are arbitrary constants. (4 marks)

(c) Sketch the graph of the function


* ''
f(t):t-t 4"

Then separately sketch the graph of the functions


g(t) : f (t)H(t - 1) and h(t) : f(t - 1)H(, - 1)

where H(t - 1) is a unit step function. (5 marks)

(d) Tlansform the initial vaiue probiem

- -1
into an initiar *:,J;,::.1 " -.1.-il"-.,1;,.;,:] (5 marks)

QUESTION 2 (22 marks)

(a) The vertical movement of a mass-spring systerl is gorrerned by

a" +4u:8sinc,.'t

uN@* where g(i) is the displacement of the mass from an equilibrium level and
constant.
c,., is a

(i) Find the general solution g(t) rt a + +?. (8 marks)


(ii) Find the particular solution If y: 0 and A' : 0 at f : 0. (4 marks)
(iii) What happens to g(t) in parts (i) and (ii) when u -+ 0? (3 marks)

(b) Use the method of re-duction,of order to solve the foilowing Cauchy-Euler equa-
tion
-d'2u cr,
-Ez---2r*
{ dr' (1-r
l2t1 - vJcos-r'. r)0
{9-,i\ given that y{r):'a. (7 marks)
|\- 14; \t4t
4," L
2
SSCM 1703

QUESTION 3 (18 marks)

(a) Solve the foliowing lnitial value problern

dny
- y : o; g(o) : -1, g'(o) :7, a"(o) - -1, a"'(o) :7.
,tr^

(8 marks)

b) Find the general solution of the following differential equation

X a"'+y':tanu, oaral (10 marks)

QUESTION 4 (15 marks)

(i) trxpress the follorving function


,,'td'*
'(,,:{3: :;l'' ril't'l- ");fri*d
in terms of unit step functions and find its Laplace transform. Co> .rS
(5 marks)
-*&,*
',
(ii) Use the convolution theorem to show'
,L\\+
a 3 \-1- sin 3t '6*
"-,1
I"'(t'-g)l- 3
,gd
(5 marks)

Solve the follorving initial value problem

r" + 9r : g(t), r(0) : 1. r'(0) : 3

where g(t) is given as in part (i). Yoti may use the results obtained in parts (i)
and (ii). (5 marks)

+r - *{r-*tii*i{."{:*t i

+ =A\btc-Y)
1' r-
24+L
1c'1
3

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