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MAT244--2018F => MAT244--Tests => Quiz-5 => Topic started by: Victor Ivrii on November 02, 2018, 03:15:28 PM
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Transform the given system into a single equation of second order and find the solution $(x_1(t),x_2(t))$, satisfying initial conditions
$$\left\{\begin{aligned}
&x'_1 = 1.25x_1 + 0.75x_2, &&x_1(0) = -2,\\
&x'_2= 0.75x_1 + 1.25x_2, &&x_2(0) = 1.
\end{aligned}\right.$$
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Isolate $x_2$ in first equation we get $x_2 = \frac{4}{3}x'_1 - \frac{5}{3}x_1$
Differentiate both sides with respect to t we get $x'_2 = \frac{4}{3}x''_1 - \frac{5}{3}x'_1$
Sub into second equation , we get $x''_1 - \frac{5}{2}x'_1 + x_1 = 0$
Characteristic equation is $r^2 - \frac{5}{2} r + 1 = 0$,
hence $r_1 = \frac{1}{2}, r_2 = 2$
General solution for $x_1$ is $x_1 = c_1e^\frac{t}{2}+ c_2 e^{2t}$
Plug into $x_2 = \frac{4}{3}x'_1 - \frac{5}{3}x_1$, we get $x_2 = -c_1 e^\frac{t}{2}+ c_2 e^{2t}$,
So, $x_1 = c_1e^\frac{t}{2}+ c_2e^{2t}$, $x_2 = -c_1 e^\frac{t}{2} + c_2 e^{2t}$
Plug in $x_1(0) = -2, x_2(0) = 1$,
$c_1 + c_2 = -2, -c_1 + c_2 = 1$
hence $c_1 = -\frac{3}{2}, c_2 = -\frac{1}{2}$
Therefore, $x_1 = -\frac{3}{2} e^\frac{t}{2}-\frac{1}{2} e^{2t}$,
$x_2 = \frac{3}{2} e^\frac{t}{2} -\frac{1}{2} e^{2t}$
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Answer
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Guanyao, no need to post identical solution