Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-47038-334-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47038-334-6

Chapter 4 - Higher Order Linear Equations - 4.2 Homogenous Equations with Constant Coefficients - Problems - Page 232: 26

Answer

$y= C_{1}e^{-2t}+C_{2}e^{3 t}+C_{3}e^{(3-\sqrt{3}) t}+C_{4}e^{(3+\sqrt{3})t}$

Work Step by Step

Let $\;\;\;\;\;y=e^{rt}\\\\$ $y^{(4)}-7{y}'''+6{y}''+30{y}'-36y=0 \;\;\;\;\Rightarrow \;\;\;\; r^4e^{rt}-7r^3e^{rt}+6r^2e^{rt}+30re^{rt}-36e^{rt}=0\\\\$ $r^4-7r^3+6r^2+30r-36=(r+2)(r-3)(r^2-6r+6)=0 $$ \rightarrow\;\;\;\;\; r_{1}= -2\;\;\;\;or\;\;\;\;r_{2}=3\;\;\;or\;\;\;r_{3}=3-\sqrt{3}\;,\;\;r_{4}=3+\sqrt{3} \;\;\;\;\;\;$ $y= C_{1}e^{-2t}+C_{2}e^{3 t}+C_{3}e^{(3-\sqrt{3}) t}+C_{4}e^{(3+\sqrt{3})t}$
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