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Math 204 Week 10 Problem Set Solutions

The document outlines exercise problems for Math 204, specifically from sections 7.6 and 7.9 of the textbook by Boyce, DiPrima, and Meade, across different editions. It also includes a problem involving a linear nonhomogeneous system with constant coefficients, suggesting methods for solving it using variation of parameters or undetermined coefficients. The document provides a specific system to solve using the method of undetermined coefficients.

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Math 204 Week 10 Problem Set Solutions

The document outlines exercise problems for Math 204, specifically from sections 7.6 and 7.9 of the textbook by Boyce, DiPrima, and Meade, across different editions. It also includes a problem involving a linear nonhomogeneous system with constant coefficients, suggesting methods for solving it using variation of parameters or undetermined coefficients. The document provides a specific system to solve using the method of undetermined coefficients.

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Math 204, Week 10 Problems

Solve the following exercise problems from the textbook


by Boyce, DiPrima and Meade.

Global Edition: Section 7.6 (pages 316-317): 4(b), 9, 10, 11, 16, 25
(11th edition; Section 7.6 (pages 327-329): 4(b)-(c), 5, 7, 8, 16, 21)
(12th edition; Section 6.6 (pages 338-341): 4(b)-(c), 5, 7, 8, 16, 21)

Global Edition; Section 7.9 (pages 349-350): 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12


(11th edition; Section 7.9 (pages 351-353): 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12)
(12th edition; Section 6.9 (pages 367-369): 1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12)

Additionally, solve the following problem.

1. Let us consider the linear nonhomogeneous system


x0 (t) = A x(t) + g(t)
with constant coefficients, i.e., the n × n real coefficient matrix A is a constant
matrix.

We have discussed in the class how to solve such a system using the method of
variation of parameters. An alternative approach is undetermined coefficients.
For instance, if g(t) is of the form
g(t) = er1 t w1 + er2 t w2
for some r1 , r2 ∈ R such that r1 6= r2 and for some constant vectors w1 , w2 ∈ Rn ,
then it seems plausible to guess that a solution is of the form φ(t) = er1 t a+er2 t b
for some constant vectors a, b ∈ Rn . Then a, b can possibly be determined by
exploiting
φ0 (t) = Aφ(t) + g(t) .

Solve the system below using the method of undetermined coefficients.


   t 
0 2 −2 e
x (t) = x(t) +
12 −8 e2t

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