−−+ −+ −+ =
t t t t
eteC eC eC x
421041610610100
3221
is the general solution.Applying the initial conditions gives
−−+ −+ −+ =⇒===⇒
−−= −−−
t t t t
eteee x
C C C C C C C C
4210416104610210033,2,4
3021421641
212332123
is the solution.3)Show that
( ) ( ) ( )
01
t Y t Y t
−
=Φ
is a fundamental matrix with the property that
( )
I t
=Φ
0
if
Y(t)
is a fundamental matrix.Let the ith column of
Φ
be given by the linear combination of solutions
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
nini
yC yC
+⋅⋅⋅+
11
where
( )
j
y
is the jth column of the matrix Y. Thecollection of coefficients
( )
i
C
need to be chosen so that
( ) ( )
( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
⋅⋅==+⋅⋅⋅+
001000
00011
inini
C t Y t yC t yC
where only the ith element isnonzero. Therefore
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