SOLVING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ON TI 89 TITANIUM.

To solve type I differential equation Clear a-z before you start at any new DE.
dy
= x 2 + e 2 x you need to re-write it in
dx
the following form: y′ = x 2 + e 2 x
Then select F3, deSolve( y′ = x 2 + e 2 x ,x,y)

The answer is given with the constant ϑ1

as it is a general solution.

To find the particular solution to the

following DE:
dx
= 2t 3 − 3, x(0) = 3 , type
dt
deSolve( x′ = 2t 3 − 3 and x(0) = 3, t , x)

Sometimes the general solution to a DE

can be given implicitly as in the
following example:
dy
y = 2 x2
dx

To make y the subject solve for y.

Try the following DE:

dy 1
= , y (0.5) = 0
dx 1 − 2 x2

To solve the second order differential equation such

as:
d2y
a. + y =3
dx 2
d 2 y dy
b. + = 1 type as shown on the right: General solutions are obtained
dx 2 dx
above.

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To find the particular solution to the following
second order DE:
d 2 y dy dy
2
+ = 1, = 3 and y = 1 when x = 0.
dx dx dx
Type:
deSolve( y′′ + y′ = 1 and y (0) = 1 and y′(0) = 3, x, y )
The particular solution is
obtained now.

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