Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-47038-334-8
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Chapter 3 - Second Order Linear Equations - 3.1 Homogenous Equations with Constant Coefficients - Problems - Page 144: 11

Answer

$${y}=12\exp^{\frac{1}{3}x}-8\exp^{\frac{1}{2}x}$$

Work Step by Step

$$6y''-5y'+y=0,\quad{y}(0)=4,\quad{y'}(0)=0$$Let $y=e^{\lambda{x}}$ so that $(\ln{y})'=\lambda$. $$6{\lambda}^2-5{\lambda}+1=0$$ $$(3\lambda-1)(2\lambda-1)=0$$ $$\lambda_{1,2}=\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{2}$$ The general solution is ${y}=c_{1}\exp^{\frac{1}{3}x}+c_{2}\exp^{\frac{1}{2}x}$. Substituting in the constraints, we obtain $c_{1}+c_{2}=4$ and $\frac{c_{1}}{3}+\frac{c_{2}}{2}=0\Rightarrow{c}_{1}=-\frac{3c_{2}}{2}$ $$\therefore-\frac{3c_{2}}{2}+c_{2}=-\frac{c_{2}}{2}=4\Rightarrow{c_{2}}=-8$$ $$\therefore{c_{1}}=4-(-8)=12$$ $$\therefore{y}=12\exp^{\frac{1}{3}x}-8\exp^{\frac{1}{2}x}$$
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