Engineering Mathematics 2 (MTH61304)
Tutorial 6 – Homogeneous Linear 2nd Order ODEs
Solve these differential equations:
1. 𝑦𝑦 ′′ + 4𝑦𝑦 = 0 ; 𝑦𝑦(0) = 0; 𝑦𝑦 ′ (0) = 2𝜋𝜋
2. 𝑦𝑦 ′′ − 3𝑦𝑦 ′ + 4𝑦𝑦 = 0
3. 𝑦𝑦 ′′ − 5𝑦𝑦 = 0
𝜋𝜋
4. 𝑦𝑦 ′′ + 4𝑦𝑦 ′ + 5𝑦𝑦 = 0; 𝑦𝑦(0) = 𝜋𝜋; 𝑦𝑦 �2 � = 𝑒𝑒 𝜋𝜋
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5. 𝑦𝑦 ′′ − 7𝑦𝑦 ′ = 0; 𝑦𝑦(0) = 0; 𝑦𝑦 �7� = 𝑒𝑒 − 1
6. 𝑦𝑦 ′′ − 𝑦𝑦 ′ − 2𝑦𝑦 = 0; 𝑦𝑦(0) = 1; 𝑦𝑦 ′ (0) = 0
Additional Practice Questions
a. Solve 4𝑦𝑦" + 4𝑦𝑦′ + 17𝑦𝑦 = 0; 𝑦𝑦(0) = −1; 𝑦𝑦′(0) = 2
𝑥𝑥
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Answer: 𝑦𝑦(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑒𝑒 −2 (−𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐2𝑥𝑥 + 4 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2𝑥𝑥)
b. Solve 𝑦𝑦" − 3𝑦𝑦 = 0; 𝑦𝑦(0) = 1; 𝑦𝑦′(0) = 5
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Answer:𝑦𝑦 = 2 �1 − � 𝑒𝑒 −√3𝑥𝑥 + 2 �1 + � 𝑒𝑒 √3𝑥𝑥
√3 √3