Tutorial 3
Tutorial 3
Tutorial sheet-3
System of Linear Differential Equations
2. The equation
dy
= A(x)y 2 + B(x)y + C(x), (1)
dx
is called Riccati’s equation.
3. Suppose that the roots of the characteristic equation of the system are
x′ = a1 x + b1 y
(2)
y ′ = a2 x + b2 y
are real and equal; and let λ denote their common value. Also, assume that the
given system is not such that a1 = b2 ̸= 0 and a2 = b1 = 0. Then show that there
exist no non-trivial solutions of the form x = Ateλt , y = Bteλt , which is linearly
independent of the "basic" solution of the form x = Aeλt , y = Beλt .