Chapter1 IntroductiontoDifferentialEquations 1.1DefinitionsandTerminology 1.Secondorder;linear 2.Thirdorder;nonlinear becauseof(dy/dx)4 3.Fourthorder;linear 4.Secondorder;nonlinearbecauseof cos(r+u) 5.Secondorder;nonlinearbecauseof(dy/dx)2or1+(dy/dx)2 6. Secondorder;nonlinearbecauseofR2 7.Thirdorder;linear 8.Secondorder;nonlinearbecauseof ˙x2 9.Firstorder;nonlinearbecauseofsindy dx 10.Firstorder;linearinx. 11. Writingthedifferentialequationintheformx(dy/dx)+y2=1,weseethatitisnonlinear in ybecauseofy2.However,writingitintheform(y2−1)(dx/dy)+x= 0,weseethatitis linearinx. 12.Writingthedifferentialequationintheform u(dv/du)+(1+u)v=ueu,weseethatitis linearinv.However,writingitinthe form(v+uv−ueu)(du/dv)+u=0,weseethatitis nonlinearinu. 13.From y=e−x/2weobtainy′=−1 2e−x/2.Then2y′+y=−e−x/2+e−x/2=0. 14.Fromy=6 5−6 5e−20tweobtaindy/dt =24e−20t,sothat dy dt+20y=24e−20t+206 5−6 5e−20t=24. 1 |