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Problem Set 4

This document contains a 6-part problem set on differential equations. It includes: 1) Finding the differential equation of two families of curves. 2) Showing that two functions have a Wronskian of zero but are not linearly dependent. 3) Finding the general solution to a differential equation that has one known solution. 4) Determining values of α and β that satisfy a given differential equation. 5) Solving three differential equations by directly computing derivatives. 6) Transforming a differential equation into one with constant coefficients and solving for a specific equation.

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Problem Set 4

This document contains a 6-part problem set on differential equations. It includes: 1) Finding the differential equation of two families of curves. 2) Showing that two functions have a Wronskian of zero but are not linearly dependent. 3) Finding the general solution to a differential equation that has one known solution. 4) Determining values of α and β that satisfy a given differential equation. 5) Solving three differential equations by directly computing derivatives. 6) Transforming a differential equation into one with constant coefficients and solving for a specific equation.

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IIITDM KANCHEEPURAM

MA1001 Differential Equations


Problem Set 4

1. By eliminating the constants c1 and c2 , find the differential equation of each the fol-
lowing 2-parameter families of curves:
(a) y = c1 x + c2 x2 ; (b) y = c1 x + c2 sin x.

2. Consider the functions f (x) = x3 and g(x) = x2 |x| on the interval [−1, 1].

(a) Show that their Wronskian is identically zero on [−1, 1].


(b) Show that f (x) and g(x) are not linearly dependent.
(c) Do (a) and (b) contradict a result (figure out the result and state it) known to
you? If not, why not?
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3. The equation (1 − x2 )y 00 − xy 0 − a2 y = 0 has y = ea sin x
as one solution. Find the
general solution.
2
4. y = e−x is a solution of the differential equation xy 00 + αy 0 + βx3 y = 0 for some real
numbers α and β. Find α and β.

5. Solve the following differential equations:


d4 y d2 y d4 y d4 y
(a) 4 − 2 = 0; (b) 4 − y = 0; (c) 4 + y = 0.
dx dx dx dx
6. The equation x2 y 00 + pxy 0 + qy = 0 is called Euler’s equidimensional equation. Show
that the change of independent variable given by x = ez transforms it into an equation
with constant coefficients. Apply this technique to find the general solution of x2 y 00 +
3xy 0 + 10y = 0.

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