Module 3: Practice Problems

Dr. T. Phaneendra

July 18, 2016

Solve the following linear differential equations with constant coefficients, by the
method of undetermined coefficients:
1. y 00 + 4y 0 + 13y = e−2x

Hint: yp = Ae−2x , A = 1/9

2. y 00 − 5y 0 + 6y = 2ex

Hint: yp = Aex , A = 1

3. y 00 − 2y 0 − 3y = 3e2x

Hint: yp = Ae2x , A = −1

4. y 00 + 2y 0 + y = 3e−x

Hint: yp = Ax2 e−x , A = 3

2

5. y 00 + 2y 0 + 17y = ex + 2

Hint: yp = Ae−2x , A = 1
20 , B= 2
17

6. y 00 − 2y 0 − 8y = 4e2x − 21e−3x

Hint: yp = Ae2x + Be−3x, A = − 12 , B = −3

7. y 00 − 2y 0 + y = ex
1
Hint: yp = Ax2 ex , A = 2

8. y 00 − y 0 = 5ex − sin 2x

Hint: yp = Axex + B sin 2x + C cos 2x, A = 5, B = 15 , C = − 10

1

9. y 000 + 8y = 4 sin x + cos x

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 Hint: yp = A sin x + B cos x

10. y 00 + 2y 0 + 5y = 3 sin 2x
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Hint: yp = A sin 2x + B cos 2x, A = 17 , B = − 12
17

11. y 00 − 4y 0 = 3 sin x + cos x

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Hint: yp = A sin x + B cos x, A = 17 , B = − 17

12. y 00 + y = e−x + x2

Hint: yc = c1 cos x + c2 sin x; yp = Ae−x + Bx2 + Cx + D

13. y 00 + y = 4 sin x + ex cos x

Hint: yc = c1 cos x + c2 sin x; yp = x(A cos x + B sin x) + (C cos x +

D sin x)ex

14. y 00 − y = ex + xe−x

Hint: yp = Axex + x(Bx + C)e−x

15. y 00 + 4y 0 = x2 − 3
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Hint: yp = x(A + Bx + Cx2 ), A = − 32 , B= 16 , C= 12

16. y 00 − 4y = 32x

Hint: yp = A + Bx, A = 0, B = −8

17. y 00 + 5y 0 − 9y = x2

Hint: yp = Cx2 + Dx + E, C = − 91 , D = − 10 68
81 , E = − 729