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Help please in solving with this differential equation?
Solve : (D^2 - 2D + 1)y = x sin x
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- kbLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
Note that the homogeneous part of this DE has characteristic equation
r^2 - 2r + 1 = 0 ==> r = 1, 1 (double root).
So, y_h = (C₁ + C₂ x) e^x.
Now, for y_p.
Assume that y_p = (Ax + B) sin x + (Cx + D) cos x.
y'_p = A sin x + (Ax + B) cos x + C cos x - (Cx + D) sin x
y''_p = 2A cos x - (Ax + B) sin x - 2C sin x - (Cx + D) cos x.
Substituting this into the DE yields
[2A cos x - (Ax + B) sin x - 2C sin x - (Cx + D) cos x] - 2[A sin x + (Ax + B) cos x + C cos x - (Cx + D) sin x] + [(Ax + B) sin x + (Cx + D) cos x] = x sin x
Simplifying:
(2A - 2B - 2C) cos x + (-2C - 2A + 2D) sin x - 2Ax cos x + 2Cx sin x = x sin x
Equating like coefficients,
x sin x coefficients: 2C = 1 ==> C = 1/2
x cos x coefficients: -2A = 0 ==> A = 0
sin x coefficients: -2 * 1/2 - 2 * 0 + 2D = 0 ==> D = 1/2
cos x coefficients: 2 * 0 - 2B - 2 * 1/2 = 0 ==> B = -1/2.
Hence, the general solution is
y = (C₁ + C₂ x) e^x - (1/2) sin x + (1/2)(x + 1) cos x.
Double check:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=y%27%27+-+2y%...
I hope this helps!