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: 15

Answer

$${y}=\frac{9(e^{x-1}-e^{-9(x-1)})}{8}$$

Work Step by Step

$$y''+8y'-9y=0,\quad{y}(1)=1,\quad{y'}(1)=0$$Let $y=e^{\lambda{x}}$ so that $(\ln{y})'=\lambda$. $${\lambda}^2+8{\lambda}-9=0$$ $$(\lambda-1)(\lambda+9)=0$$ $$\lambda_{1,2}=1,-9$$ The general solution is ${y}=c_{1}e^{x}+c_{2}e^{-9x}$. Substituting in the constraints, we obtain $c_{1}e+c_{2}e^{-9}=1$ and $c_{1}e-9c_{2}e^{-9}=0\Rightarrow-8c_{2}e^{-9}=1\Rightarrow{c}_{2}=-\frac{1}{8e^{-9}}\Rightarrow{c}_{1}=\frac{9}{8e}$ $$\therefore{y}=\frac{9(e^{x-1}-e^{-9(x-1)})}{8}$$
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