MA107 - Math - II - Tutorial I
MA107 - Math - II - Tutorial I
1. (a) Show that the Wronskian of eax cos(bx) and eax sin(bx) where b ̸= 0, is b2 e2ax .
(b) Prove that the Wronskian of functions em1 x , em2 x , em3 x is equal to (m1 −m2 )(m2 −m3 )(m3 −
m1 )e(m1 +m2 +m3 )x .
(c) Show that y1 (x) = sin x and y2 (x) = sin x − cos x are linearly independent solutions of
y ′′ + y = 0.
(d) Show that the Wronskian of the function x2 , x2 log(x) is non-zero. Can these functions be
independent solution of an ordinary differential equation; if so determine this equation.
(e) Check whether ex , xex , sinh(x) are linearly independent or dependent.
(f) Check whether eikx , e−ikx , sin(kx) are linearly independent or not.
(g) Show that any pair of these four functions are linearly independent: eikx , e−ikx , sin(kx), cos(kx).
2. Solve the following differential equations:
(a) y ′′ + 3y ′ − 10y = 0.
(b) y ′′′ − 9y ′′ + 23y ′ − 15y = 0.
(c) y iv + 8y ′′ + 16y = 0.
(d) y iv − 8y ′′ + 16y = 0.
(e) y ′′ + 3y ′ + 4y = x3 − 2x.
(f) y ′′ − 3y ′ + 2y = e3x .
(g) y ′′ − 4y ′ + 4y = e2x + x3 + cos(2x).
(h) y ′′′ − 12y ′ + 16y = (ex + e−2x )2 .
(i) y ′′′ − 5y ′′ + 7y ′ − 3y = e2x cosh(2x).
(j) y ′′ − 4y ′ + 4y = 8x2 e2x sin(2x).
(k) y ′′ − (a + b)y ′ + aby = eax + ebx .
(l) y iv + 3y ′′ − 4y = cos2 x − cosh x.
(m) y ′′′ − 7y ′ − 6y = e2x (1 + x).
(n) y ′′′ − 3y ′′ + 4y ′ − 2y = ex + cos x.
(o) y ′′′ − 3y ′′ + 7y ′ − 5y = ex + cos x.
(p) y ′′ + 4y = 2 cos2 x + 10ex .
(q) y ′′ + y = sin x + (1 + x2 )ex .
(r) y ′′ − y = e−x (sin x + cos x).
(s) y ′′′ − 3y ′′ − y ′ + 3y = x2 ex .
(t) y ′′ + y ′ − 2y = ex .
(u) y ′′ − 6y ′ + 9 = 1 + x + x2 .
(v) y ′′ + 9y = x cos x.
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3. Solve the following Cauchy-Euler equations: