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Vector- and matrix-valued functions, superposition for x' = P(t)x, and the fundamental matrix whose independent columns span the whole solution space.

Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers, Linear systems of ODEs

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Exercise 101

Are [e2tet]\left[ \begin{smallmatrix} e^{2t} \\ e^t \end{smallmatrix}\right] and [ete2t]\left[ \begin{smallmatrix} e^{t} \\ e^{2t} \end{smallmatrix}\right] linearly independent? Justify.

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Exercise 102

Are [cosh⁡(t)1]\left[ \begin{smallmatrix} \cosh(t) \\ 1 \end{smallmatrix}\right], [et1]\left[ \begin{smallmatrix} e^{t} \\ 1 \end{smallmatrix}\right], and [e−t1]\left[ \begin{smallmatrix} e^{-t} \\ 1 \end{smallmatrix}\right] linearly independent? Justify.

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Exercise 103

Write x′=3x−y+etx'=3x-y+e^t, y′=txy'=tx in matrix notation.

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Exercise 104

  1. Write x1′=2tx2x_1'=2tx_2, x2′=2tx2x_2'=2tx_2 in matrix notation.
  2. Solve and write the solution in matrix notation.
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Matrices and linear systemsEigenvalue method

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