Second-order linear ODEs
Superposition, linear independence, and the Wronskian: why two independent solutions of a homogeneous equation already generate every other solution.
Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers, Second-order linear ODEs
5 exercises
Exercise 101
Are and linearly independent? Justify.
Exercise 102
Are and linearly independent? Justify.
Exercise 103
Guess a solution to .
Exercise 104
Find the general solution to . Hint: It is a first-order ODE in .
Exercise 105
Write down an equation (guess) for which we have the solutions and . Hint: Try an equation of the form for constants and , plug in both and and solve for and .
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