Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-47038-334-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47038-334-6

Chapter 2 - First Order Differential Equations - 2.1 Linear Equations; Method of Integrating Factors - Problems - Page 41: 42

Answer

The solution is : $$y(t)=3[t^{2}-4t+8]+c e^{\frac{-t}{2}} $$ where $c$ is a constant.

Work Step by Step

$$2y^{'}+y=3t^{2}, $$ dividing by $2$ we have : $$y^{'}+\frac{1}{2}y=\frac{3}{2}t^{2}, \quad \quad (* )$$ we know that : $$p(t)=\frac{1}{2}, g(t)=\frac{3}{2}t^{2}$$ The homogeneous solution is $$y(t)=Ae^{\int{-p(t)dt}}=Ae^{\int{-\frac{1}{2}dt}}=Ae^{-\frac{t}{2}}$$ where $A$ is a constant. By using the method of variation of parameters, we assume that the solution of Eq. (*) is of the form $$ y(t)=A(t)e^{-\frac{t}{2}}, \quad \quad (**) $$ where A is now a function of t. By substituting for $y(t)$ in the given differential equation (*), show that A(t) must satisfy the condition $$A^{'}(t)=g(t)e^{\int{p(t)dt}}=\frac{3}{2} t^{2}e^{\frac{t}{2}} $$ by integration we find $$A(t)=\frac{3}{2}\int { t^{2}e^{\frac{t}{2}}dt } $$ integration by parts two times shows that : $$A(t)=3e^{\frac{t}{2}}[t^{2}-4t+8]+c $$ where $c$ is a constant. Then substitute for A(t) in Eq. (**) and determine $y(t)$. $$y(t)=3[t^{2}-4t+8]+c e^{\frac{-t}{2}} $$
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