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Differential Equations
Final Exam
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Time : 10.40 4 Questions on 4 Pages
Duration : 110 minutes Total 100 Points
1 2 3 4
SHOW YOUR WORK !
Q.1 (20 pts) Find the general solution of the differential equation (DE)
1 π
y ′′ + y = , 0<x< .
cos x 2
Q.2 (10+18+10=38 pts) Consider the following initial value problem
y ′′ − 2y ′ − 3y = 0, y(0) = 2, y ′ (0) = 4.
a) Solve the problem directly using its characteristic equation.
b) Convert the initial value problem given above (including initial values) to a
system of linear differential equations by setting x1 = y and x2 = y ′ . Write
the system in matrix form and solve it (don’t forget initial values). Explain
the relationship between the solution found here and the case a).
c)(Question 2 continues) Solve the same problem on the previous page
using its Laplace transform.
Q.3 (6+8+8=22 pts) Evaluate the following terms:
(a) L {6e5t + e−t sin 2t} =
t
R
(b) L cos (2 (t − v)) sin v dv =
0
n o
−1 s+1
(c) L (s2 +1)(s2 +9)
=
Q.4 (20 pts) Find a power series solution about x = 0 to the equation
y ′ + 2xy = 0.