ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS (MTH262s)

Activity: Tutorial chapter 10

Date: 11 August 2025

Topic: Second-order Linear homogeneous DEs using D-operators

Questions
1. Find the particular solution of the given differential equations:
a) 𝑦" + 2𝑦′ − 3𝑦 = 0
b) 𝑦" − 12𝑦′ + 36𝑦 = 0
c) 2𝑦" + 4𝑦′ + 3𝑦 = 0
2. Find the particular solution of the given differential equations for the stated
boundary conditions:
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦(0)
a) + 4 𝑑𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 0, 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦(0) = 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = −3
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 1
b) 3 𝑑𝑥 2 − 8 𝑑𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 0, 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦(−3) = 𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦(3) = 𝑒