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Q1: TUT 0701

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Victor Ivrii:
Find the solution of the given initial value problem
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Tzu-Ching Yen:
First divide by $t^3$ on both side of the equation, we get
$$y' + \frac{4}{t}y = \frac{e^{-t}}{t^3}$$
Using the method of integrating factor we have equation for $u(t)$
$$u(t) = e^{\int \frac{4}{t}dt} = e^{4\ln(t) + c} = t^4$$
where constant $c$ is arbitrary, it's chosen to be 0 here. Then
$$\bigl(y u(t)\bigr)' = u(t)\frac{e^{-t}}{t^3}$$
rearranging gives equation
$$y = \frac{1}{u(t)}\int u(t)\frac{e^{-t}}{t^3}$$
substitute in $u(t) = t^4$
$$y = \frac{1}{t^4}\int te^{-t}$$
use integration by parts
$$y = -\frac{e^{-t}}{t^3} - \frac{e^{-t}}{t^4} + \frac{c_1}{t^4}$$
to check $c_1$, plug in condition $y(-1) = 0$
$$y(-1) = e - e + c_1 = c_1= 0$$
Plug in $c_1 = 0$ gets
$$y = -\frac{e^{-t}}{t^3} - \frac{e^{-t}}{t^4}$$

Nick Callow:
My solution to this quiz can be found on this attachment.

Victor Ivrii:
Nick, still typed in forum solution is better then typed externally (but I applaud your typesetting skills)