Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 1 - First-Order Differential Equations - 1.6 First-Order Linear Differential Equations - Problems - Page 59: 20

Answer

$y=3e^{-x}+1, x\leq 1$ and $y=3e^{-x}, x \gt 1$

Work Step by Step

We are given: $y'+y=f(x)$ where $f(x)=1,x \leq 1$ and $f(x)=0,x \gt 1$ Integrating factor: $I(t)=e^{\int dx}=e^x$ Multiply both sides by the intergrating factor: $e^xy'+e^xy=\frac{d}{dx}(ye^x)$ Integrate both sides: $ye^x=\int e^x+c, x\leq 1$ and $ye^x=c, x \gt 1$ Since $y(0)=3$ $3e^0=c$ Solve for $c$: $c=3$ Hence the particular solution are $y=3e^{-x}+1, x\leq 1$ and $y=3e^{-x}, x \gt 1$
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