Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Department of Mathematics

MA201 : Differential Equations

Tutorial Sheet-6

1. Solve the following initial value problems.

(a) y 00 + 16y = 0, y( π2 ) = −10, y 0 ( π2 ) = 3.

(b) y 00 − 4y 0 + 9y = 0, y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = −8.

2. Assume that y1 and y2 are a fundamental set of solutions of y 00 + p(t)y 0 + q(t)y = 0

and let y3 = a1 y1 + a2 y2 and y4 = b1 y1 + b2 y2 , where a1 , a2 , b1 , and b2 are any
constants. Show that

W (y3 , y4 ) = (a1 b2 − a2 b1 )W (y1 , y2 ).

Are y3 and y4 also a fundamental set of solutions? Why or why not?

3. Solve the given equation.

(a) 2t2 y 00 + (y 0 )3 = 2ty 0 , t > 0

(b) 2y 2 y 00 + 2y(y 0 )2 = 1

4. If the Wronskian of any two solutions of y 00 + p(t)y 0 + q(t)y = 0 is constant, what

does this imply about the coefficients p and q?

5. If f , g, and h are differentiable functions, show that W (f g, f h) = f 2 W (g, h).

6. Show that

(a) W (eat cos(bt), (eat sin(bt)) = be2at

(b) If p is differentiable and p(t) > 0, then the wronskian W (t) of two solutions of
[p(t)y 0 ]0 + q(t)y = 0 is W (t) = c/p(t) , where c is a constant.

7. If y1 and y2 are a fundamental set of solution of ty 00 + 2y 0 + tet y = 0, and if

W (y1 , y2 )(1) = 3, find the value of W (y1 , y2 )(5).

8. Solve the given differential equations for t > 0

(a) t2 y 00 + 4ty 0 + 2y = 0
(b) t2 y 00 − 7ty 0 + 15y = 0

9. Use the method of reduction to find a second order solution of the given differential
equation. t2 y 00 − 4ty 0 + 6y = 0, t > 0; y1 (t) = t2 .

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