Math 204, Week 9 Problems
Solve the following exercise problems from the textbook
by Boyce, DiPrima and Meade.
Global Edition; Section 6.6 (pages 277): 10, 16, 17, 19
(11th edition; Section 6.6 (page 279): 9, 14, 15, 18
(12th edition; Section 7.6 (page 416): 9, 14, 15, 18
Global Edition; Section 7.1 (pages 283-284): 2, 3, 5, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18
(11th edition; Section 7.1 (pages 284-286): 2, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20)
(12th edition; Section 6.1 (pages 294-295): 2, 3, 5, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20)
Global Edition; Section 7.4 (pages 306-307): 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
(11th edition; Section 7.4 (pages 308-309): 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14)
(12th edition; Section 6.4 (pages 318-319): 1, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14)
Global Edition; Section 7.5 (pages 316-317): 9, 11, 15, 21, 24
(11th edition; Section 7.5 (pages 318-319): 9, 10, 14, 21, 24)
(12th edition; Section 6.5 (pages 329-330): 9, 10, 14, 21, 24)
Additionally, solve the following problems.
1. Find the general solution of the system below.
x01 = 2x1 + x2
(1.1)
x02 = 4x1 − x2
Let φ(t) be a solution of (1.1) such that limt→∞ φ(t) = 0. Find a ∈ R if φ(t)
satisfies the initial condition
2
φ(0) = .
a
1
2. Let λ1 , . . . , λ` be distinct eigenvalues of an n × n matrix A, and let vj be an
eigenvector corresponding to the eigenvalue λj for j = 1, . . . , `.
Show that the set {v1 , v2 , . . . , v` } is linearly independent.