Exercises B-4.

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1 – 8 Find the general solution of each equation.

1. y(3) + 25y′ = 0

2. y(3) + 27y = 0

3. y(4) − 18 y″ + 81y = 0

4. y(4) − 3 y″ − 4 y = 0

5. y(4) + 32 y″ + 256 y = 0

6. y(5) + 5y(4) + 10y(3) + 10y″ + 5y′ + y = 0

7. y(5) + 2y(4) + 5y(3) = 0

8. y(6) − y = 0

9 – 12 Solve each initial value problem.

9. y(3) + 4 y″ − 5 y′ = 0, y(0) = 4, y′(0) = −7, y″(0) = 23

10. y(3) + 3 y″ + 3 y′ + y = 0, y(0) = 7, y′(0) = −7, y″(0) = 11

11. y(4) − 10y″ + 9y = 0, y(0) = 5, y′(0) = −1, y″(0) = 21, y(3)(0) = −49

12. y(4) + 13y″ + 36y = 0, y(0) = 0, y′(0) = −3, y″(0) = 5, y(3)(0) = −3

13. Same as #10, except with initial conditions y(6561) = 7,

y′(6561) = −7, y″(6561) = 11.

14. Same as #12, except with initial conditions y(247) = 0, y′(247) = −3,
y″(247) = 5, y(3)(247) = −3

15. Find a 3rd order homogeneous linear equation which has a particular
solution y = e t − 2e −2t + 5t e −2t.

16. Find a 5th order homogeneous linear equation whose general solution is
y = C1 e −t + C2 t e −t + C3 t2 e −t + C4 cos t + C5 sin t.

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17. Find a 6th order homogeneous linear equation whose general solution is
y = C1 + C2 t + C3 e −2 t cos t + C4 e −2 t sin t + C5 t e −2 t cos t + C6 t e −2 t sin t.

[Hint: the polynomial, with leading coefficient 1, that has complex conjugate
roots λ ± µi has the form r 2 − 2λr + (λ2 + µ2).]

18. Find a 6th order homogeneous linear equation whose general solution is
y = C1 cos 2t + C2 sin 2t + C3 t cos 2t + C4 t sin 2t + C5 t2 cos 2t + C6 t2 sin 2t.

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Answers B-4.1:

1. y = C1 + C2 cos 5t + C3 sin 5t
3 3
− 3t
t 3 3 t 3 3
2. y = C1e + C 2 e cos
2
t + C 3 e 2 sin t
2 2
3. y = C1 e 3t + C2 e −3t + C3 t e 3t + C4 t e −3t
4. y = C1 e 2t + C2 e −2t + C3 cos t + C4 sin t
5. y = C1 cos 4t + C2 sin 4t + C3 t cos 4t + C4 t sin 4t
6. y = C1 e −t + C2 t e −t + C3 t 2 e −t + C4 t 3 e −t + C5 t 4 e −t
7. y = C1 + C2 t + C3 t2 + C4 e −t cos 2t + C5 e −t sin 2t.
1 1 −1 −1
−t 3 tt 3 t 3 t 3
8. y = C1e + C 2 e + C 3 e cos t + C 4 e 2 sin t + C5 e 2 cos
t 2
+ C 6 e 2 sin t
2 2 2 2
9. y = 5 − 2e t + e −5t
10. y = 7e −t + 2t2 e −t
11. y = 4e t − e −t + 2e −3t
12. y = cos 2t − 3sin 2t − cos 3t + sin 3t
13. y = 7e – t + 6561 + 2(t – 6561)2 e – t + 6561
14. y = cos 2(t – 247) − 3sin 2(t – 247) − cos 3(t – 247) + sin 3(t – 247)
15. y(3) + 3y″ − 4y = 0
16. y(5) + 3y(4) + 4y(3) + 4y″ + 3y′ + y = 0
17. y(6) + 8y(5) + 26y(4) + 40y(3) + 25y″ = 0
18. y(6) + 12y(4) + 48y″ + 64y = 0

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