Hi!
How do I determine the particular integral for second order differential equations with mixed f(x)s? Like, it's neither strictly polynomial, trigonometry or exponential.
Example of questions,
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Thank you! (:
Hi!
How do I determine the particular integral for second order differential equations with mixed f(x)s? Like, it's neither strictly polynomial, trigonometry or exponential.
Example of questions,
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Thank you! (:
Hey, each of those have right members which are particular solutions to some homogeneous differential equation. For example, the first one has a right member which is a solution to the equation:
So the operatorbecomes an "annihilation" operator that we can apply to both side of the equation to convert it to a homogeneous equation:
This is the method of undetermined coefficients. Are you familiar with that method? Try it first on some simple ones. Any DE book should have a section on this subject.
1. First you must solve the homogeneous equations
(i) y''-4y-+5y=0
(ii) y''+3y'=0
(iii) y''-2y'+4y=0
and you will find the general solutions for them.
2. For non homogeneous equations you have to find the partial solutions according to what is on the right side of the equations
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
3. The final solution of your equations is the sum of the general solutions from 1st point and partial solutions from the 2nd point.
Thank you for referrals of posts and helps.
But I still don't really get it after I read the posts![]()
Generally, I do know how to handle second order differential equations if f(x) was one of the normal terms like, purely exponential, or trig or polynomials. But when it is multiplied together like that, I can't immediately identify the pattern of the particular integral.
For example, the particular integral form for an exponential function ofwould be
and we differentiate and sub it back in to compare coefficients in order to obtain p.
How do I deal when f(x) is not purely of those forms but multiplied together?
Thank you.
I'll work the first one using undetermined coefficients; differential equations open a unique window into the universe such that all her secrets are revealed:
The general solution from the auxiliary equation is then:
with the desired solution (I'm taking this right out of Rainville almost word for word):
where. Then there must be a particular solution of the original equation containing at most the remaining terms:
. That's the undetermined coefficients which can be determined by substituting this
into the original DE:
When I do that I get:
Equating coefficients, I getand
. Then the general solution of
is:
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