Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Department of Mathematics

MA201 : Differential Equations

Tutorial Sheet-5

1. Find the general solution of the given initial value problem.

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(a) y + 4y + 3y = 0; y(0) = 2, y (0) = −1.
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(b) 4y − y = 0; y(−2) = 2, y (−2) = −1.

2. Find the differential equation whose general solution is y = Ae2x + Be−3x .

3. If the Wronskian W of f and g is t2 et , and if f (t) = t, find g(t).

4. If the Wronskian of f and g is tcos(t) − sin(t), and if u = f + 3g, v = f − 2g, find

the Wronskian of u and v.

5. Show that x and xex are linearly independent on the x - axis.

6. Find the fundamental set of solutions for the given differential equation and initial
point.
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(a) y + y − 2y = 0; t0 = 0.
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(b) y + 5y + 4y = 0; t0 = 1.

7. Show that y1 (x) = sin(x) and y2 (x) = sin(x) − cos(x) are linearly independent
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solutions of y + y = 0. Determine the constants c1 and c2 so that the solutions
sin(x) + 3cos(x) ≡ c1 y1 (x) + c2 y2 (x).
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8. Solve the initial value problem y + 2y = 0; y(0) = 1, y (0) = 3. Then find the
amplitude and period of the solution.

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