how to solve this

**Ackbeet** · November 1st 2010, 08:12 AM

Right. But you're just going to use the $y=\frac{\sin x + \cos x}{2} + Ce^{-x}$ part of $y.$

I don't get $C=6-2e^{-\pi/2}.$ Can you post your work?

**Sambit** · November 1st 2010, 08:22 AM

sorry i was wrong. at $x=\pi/2$ , we have $y=3-e^{-\pi/2}$ . so putting this values, we get $(3-e^{-\pi/2})e^{\pi/2} = \frac{e^{\pi/2}}{2}(\sin {\pi/2} + \cos {\pi/2}) + C$ ie, $C = e^{\pi/2}(3-e^{-\pi/2} -1/2)$

**Ackbeet** · November 1st 2010, 08:31 AM

That's correct, though you can simplify. So, you can now write down your final answer. What do you get?

**Sambit** · November 1st 2010, 08:36 AM

i get $y=3-e^{-x}, 0<x<\pi/2$
$=\frac{\sin x + \cos x}{2} e^{\pi/2}(\frac{5}{2}-e^{-\pi/2}), x>\pi/2$

**Ackbeet** · November 1st 2010, 08:42 AM

I think you're missing a plus sign, as well as an exponential in there.

**Sambit** · November 1st 2010, 08:45 AM

this will be the second part $\frac{\sin x + \cos x}{2} +e^{-x} e^{\pi/2}(\frac{5}{2}-e^{-\pi/2}), x>\pi/2$

**Ackbeet** · November 1st 2010, 09:09 AM

There you go. I'd say you're done now, except for maybe even a tad bit more simplification on your second part there (multiply the $e^{\pi/2}$ through the parentheses to simplify a bit more).

**chisigma** · November 1st 2010, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Ackbeet

Reply to chisigma:

I'm not following you. What do you mean by "queue" and "head"? I would agree that the LT is a very convenient method of solution for this problem (non-homogeneous IVP's, especially with respect to piece-wise defined functions). However, as Sambit appears not to be familiar with DE's in general, I think the problem is more basic than that.

I would argue that the way I've set the problem up, you will theoretically get a continuous solution on the desired interval. I mean, the initial condition for the region x >= 3 is as I've given, correct?

The DE is...

$y^{'} + y = g(t)$ , $y(0)=2$ (1)

... and now, in order to clarify what I ment in my post, let's suppose that is...

$g(t)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}3 ,\,\,0 < t < \frac{\pi}{2}\\{}\\0 ,\,\, x>\frac{\pi}{2}\end{array}\right.$ (2)

... or , which is the same, ...

$g(t)= 3\ \{\mathcal {H} (t) - \mathcal {H} (t-\frac{\pi}{2})\}$ (3)

... where $\mathcal{H} (*)$ is the so called 'Heavyside Step Function'. The (2)-(3) is what I called 'head' of g(t). Now if we write (1) in term of Laplace Transform we have...

$\displaystyle s\ Y(s) - 2 + Y(s)= 3\ \frac{1-e^{-s \frac{\pi}{2}}}{s}$ (4)

... and from (4)...

$\displaystyle Y(s) = \frac{2}{s+1} + 3\ \frac{1-e^{-s \frac{\pi}{2}}}{s\ (s+1)} = - \frac{1-3\ e^{-s \frac{\pi}{2}}}{s+1} + 3\ \frac{1-e^{-s \frac{\pi}{2}}}{s}$ (5)

Now we can derive y(t) performing the inverse LT of (5)...

$\displaystyle y(t) = \mathcal{L}^{-1} \{Y(s)\} = (3-e^{-t})\ \mathcal{H} (t) -3\ (1- e^{-(t-\frac{\pi}{2})})\ \mathcal {H} (t-\frac{\pi}{2})$ (6)

... and it is evident in (6) that the 'queue' of the y(t) when we take into account the only 'head' of g(t) doesn't vanish after $t= \frac{\pi}{2}$ . The initial problem is of course more complex because we have to consider also the 'queue' of g(t) that is...

$\displaystyle g_{q} (t) = \cos t\ \mathcal{H} (t-\frac{\pi}{2})$ (7)

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$

**Ackbeet** · November 1st 2010, 09:51 AM

Reply to chisigma,

I still don't understand the term 'queue'. It seems that by 'head' you mean 'the rule of association' corresponding to a function.

The function

$\displaystyle y(t)=\begin{cases}<br /> 3-e^{-t},\quad 0<t<\pi/2\\<br /> \frac{\sin(t) + \cos(t)}{2} +e^{-t} (\frac{5}{2}\,e^{\pi/2}-1),\quad\pi/2\le t<br /> \end{cases}$

satisfies the DE and all initial conditions, and is also continuous. Therefore, it solves the IVP in the OP. Am I missing something here?

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