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Section 4.4

Section 4.4. Undetermined Coefficients — Superposition Approach. SOLUTION OF NONHOMOGENEOUS EQUATIONS.

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Section 4.4

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  1. Section 4.4 Undetermined Coefficients— Superposition Approach

  2. SOLUTION OF NONHOMOGENEOUS EQUATIONS Theorem: Let y1, y2, . . . , yk be solutions of the homogeneous linear nth-order differential equation on an interval I, and let yp be any solution of the nonhomogeneous equation on the same interval. Then is also a solution of the nonhomogeneous equation on the interval for any constants c1, c2, . . . , ck.

  3. EXISTENCE OF CONSTANTS Theorem: Let yp be a given solution of the nonhomogeneous nth-order linear differential equation on an interval I, and let y1, y2, . . . , yn be a fundamental set of solutions of the associated homogeneous equation on the interval. Then for any solution Y(x) of the nonhomogeneous equation on I, constants C1, C2, . . . , Cn can be found so that

  4. GENERAL SOLUTION— NONHOMOGENEOUS EQUATION Definition: Let yp be a given solution of the nonhomogeneous linear nth-order differential equation on an interval I, and let denote the general solution of the associated homogeneous equation on the interval. The general solution of the nonhomogeneous equation on the interval is defined to be

  5. COMPLEMENTARY FUNCTION In the definition from the previous slide, the linear combination is called the complementary function for the nonhomogeneous equation. Note that the general solution of a nonhomogeneous equation is y = complementary function + any particular solution.

  6. SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE— NONHOMOGENEOUS EQUATION Theorem: Let be k particular solutions of the nonhomogeneous linear nth-order differential equation on an open interval I corresponding, in turn, to k distinct functions g1, g2, . . . , gk. That is, suppose denotes a particular solution of the corresponding DE where i = 1, 2, . . . , k. Then is a particular solution of

  7. FINDING A SOLUTION TO A NONHOMOGENEOUS LINEAR DE To find the solution to a nonhomogeneous linear differential equation with constant coefficients requires two things: (i) Find the complementary function yc. (ii) Find any particular solution yp of the nonhomoegeneous equation.

  8. LIMITATIONS OF THE METHOD OF UNDETERMINED COEFFICIENTS The method of undetermined coefficients is limited to nonhomogeneous equations which • coefficients are constant and • g(x) is a constant k, a polynomial function, an exponential function eαx, sin βx, cos βx, or finite sums and products of these functions.

  9. THE PARTICULAR SOLUTION OF ay″ + by′ +cy = g(x) NOTE: s is the smallest nonnegative integer which will insure that no term of yp(x) is a solution of the corresponding homogeneous equation.

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