PRACTICE 4.

3 (SOLUTION)
1. The auxiliary equation is m2 3m 10 0 (m 2)(m 5) 0
The roots are m 2, m 5 and the general solution is y(x) c1e2 x c2e 5x

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2. The auxiliary equation is m3 8 0 m ( 8) 3 . Find the cube roots of 8
1 1
Let w z3 ( 8) 3 . Now, z 8 8(cos i sin )
1 1
3 3
2k 2k
Now, w ( 8) 8 (cos( ) i sin( )) k 0,1,2
3 3

k 0 : w0 2(cos( ) i sin( )) 1 i 3 another root is 1 i 3

3 3

k 1 : w1 2(cos( ) i sin( )) 2

2x
The general solution is y(x) c1e e x (c2 cos 3x c3 sin 3x)

3. The auxiliary equation is m4 4m2 4 0 ( m2 2)(m2 2) 0

The roots are m 2i, m 2i and the general solution is
y(x) c1 cos 2 x c2 sin 2 x c3 x cos 2 x c4 x sin 2 x
4. The auxiliary equation is m5 4m3 4m 0 m(m2 2)(m2 2) 0
The roots are m 0, m 2i, m 2i and the general solution is
y(x) c1 c2 cos 2 x c3 sin 2 x c4 x cos 2 x c5 x sin 2 x

5. The auxiliary equation is m6 2m3 1 0 (m3 1)(m3 1) 0

1 1
The roots are m ( 1) 3 , m ( 1) 3 . Find the cube roots of 1
1 1
Let w z3 ( 1) 3 . Now, z 1 1(cos i sin )
1 1
3 3
2k 2k
Now, w ( 1) 1 (cos( ) i sin( )) k 0,1,2
3 3

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k 0 : w0 1(cos( ) i sin( )) 2
(1 i 3 ) another root is 12 (1 i 3)
3 3

k 1 : w1 1(cos( ) i sin( )) 1
1 x
x 3 3
The general solution is y(x) c1e e 2 (c2 cos 2
x c3 sin 2
x)