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TUT 0602 Quiz 4
« on: November 04, 2019, 05:01:07 PM »
Question:find the general solution of the equation:
\begin{equation}
    y''+y'-6y=12e^{3t}+12e^{-2t}
\end{equation}

Solution:
First consider homogeneous equation $y''+y'-6y=0$
the characteristic polynomial equation is
\begin{align*}
    r^2+r-6 &=0\\
    (r+3)(r-2) &=0\\
\end{align*}
We get $r_1=-3$ and $r_2=2$
Therefore, the homogeneous solution is $y_h(t)=c_1e^{-3t}+c_2e^{2t}$
Next,we look for $y_p(t)$
Consider
\begin{align*}
    y_1(t) &=Ae^{3t}\\
    y_1'(t) &=3Ae^{3t}\\
    y_1''(t) &=9Ae^{3t}\\
    6Ae^{3t} &=12e^{3t}\\
    A &= 2
\end{align*}
So $y_1(t)=2e^{3t}$
Then consider
\begin{align*}
    y_2(t) &=Be^{-2t}\\
    y_2'(t) &=-2Be^{-2t}\\
    y_2''(t) &=4Be^{-2t}\\
    -25Be^{-2t} &=12e^{-2t}\\
    B &=-\frac{12}{25}\\
\end{align*}
So $y_2(t)=-\frac{12}{25}e^{-2t}$
And the particular solution is
\begin{align*}
    y_p(t) &=y_1(t)+y_2(t)\\
    y_p(t) &=2e^{3t}-\frac{12}{25}e^{-2t}\\
\end{align*}
To conclude, the general solution is
\begin{align*}
    y_g(t) &=y_h(t)+y_p(t)\\
    y_g(t) &=c_1e^{-3t}+c_2e^{2t}+2e^{3t}-\frac{12}{25}e^{-2t}\\
\end{align*}
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