The weekly problem sheet (December 14 - 18)

1) Convert the following higher order linear di¤erential equations into linear
systems x0 (t) = Ax (t), …nd the related matrices A, P , J, (t) and write down
the general solutions y (t):

(a) y 00 + y 0 6y = 0;

(b) y 00 4y 0 + 5y = 0;

(c) y 00 4y 0 + 4y = 0;

(d) y 000 + 6y 00 + 12y 0 + 8y = 0;

(e) y (n) + an 1 y (n 1) + + a1 y = 0 whose characteristic polynomial looks

3 2
like that ( 2) ( 1) ( 7).

2) Find the general solution to following higher order linear di¤erential equa-
tions:

(a) y (8) + 8y (4) + 16y = 0;

(b) y (4) + 6y (3) + 17y 00 + 22y 0 + 14y = 0:

3) Solve the following IVP

y (4) + y = 0, y (0) = y 0 (0) = 0, y 00 (0) = 1, y (3) (0) = 0.