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Higher Order Differential Equations Tutorial

This document provides 4 problems involving higher order ordinary differential equations: 1) Find the general solutions of two differential equations, one with roots between -5 and 5 and the other involving coth and csech functions. 2) Show that the solution to two simultaneous differential equations is an expression involving t, n, and parameters λ and μ. 3) Find the general solution of a differential equation given boundary conditions at x=1 and x=e. 4) Use the method of variation of parameters to find the general solution of a differential equation involving x, e^x, and parameters.

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Higher Order Differential Equations Tutorial

This document provides 4 problems involving higher order ordinary differential equations: 1) Find the general solutions of two differential equations, one with roots between -5 and 5 and the other involving coth and csech functions. 2) Show that the solution to two simultaneous differential equations is an expression involving t, n, and parameters λ and μ. 3) Find the general solution of a differential equation given boundary conditions at x=1 and x=e. 4) Use the method of variation of parameters to find the general solution of a differential equation involving x, e^x, and parameters.

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Tutorial 6: Higher Order Ordinary


Differential Equations
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1. Find the general solutions of


(a)

d3 y
dx3

dy
12 dx
+ 16y = 32x 8

(Hint: Roots of auxiliary equation are integers and lie between -5


and 5.)
(b)

d
dx

1 dy
y dx

+ (2a coth 2ax)

where a is a constant. (Hint:

1 dy
y dx

= 2a2

cosech 2ax dx = (2a)1 ln (| tanh ax|).)

2. The quantities x(t), y(t) satisfy the simultaneous equations


x + 2nx + n2 x = 0
y + 2ny + n2 y = x,

where x(0) = y(0) = y(0)

= 0 and x(0)

= . Show that

1
1
y(t) = t2 1 nt exp(nt).
2
3
3. Find the general solution of
d2 y
dy
x + y = x,
2
dx
dx
given that y(1) = 1 and y(e) = 2e.
x2

4. Use the method of variation of parameters to find the general solutions


of
dy
d2 y
2 + y = 2xex .
2
dx
dx
1

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