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    The document discusses the method of reduction of order for solving second-order non-constant coefficient differential equations. It explains that reduction of order allows finding a second solution to a differential equation if one solution is already known. An example problem is presented to demonstrate how reduction of order works by assuming the form of the second solution involves the known first solution and determining the proper choice of the coefficient function to satisfy the original differential equation.

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    The document discusses the method of reduction of order for solving second-order non-constant coefficient differential equations. It explains that reduction of order allows finding a second solution to a differential equation if one solution is already known. An example problem is presented to demonstrate how reduction of order works by assuming the form of the second solution involves the known first solution and determining the proper choice of the coefficient function to satisfy the original differential equation.

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    5/27/2017 DifferentialEquationsReductionofOrder

    ReductionofOrder
    Werenowgoingtotakeabriefdetourandlookatsolutionstononconstantcoefficient,secondorderdifferential
    equationsoftheform.


    Ingeneral,findingsolutionstothesekindsofdifferentialequationscanbemuchmoredifficultthanfindingsolutions
    toconstantcoefficientdifferentialequations.However,ifwealreadyknowonesolutiontothedifferentialequation
    wecanusethemethodthatweusedinthelastsectiontofindasecondsolution.Thismethodiscalledreductionof
    order.

    Letstakeaquicklookatanexampletoseehowthisisdone.

    Example1Findthegeneralsolutionto

    giventhat isasolution.

    Solution
    Reductionoforderrequiresthatasolutionalreadybeknown.Withoutthisknown
    solutionwewontbeabletodoreductionoforder.

    Oncewehavethisfirstsolutionwewillthenassumethatasecondsolutionwillhavethe
    form
    (1)
    foraproperchoiceofv(t).Todeterminetheproperchoice,weplugtheguessintothe
    differentialequationandgetanewdifferentialequationthatcanbesolvedforv(t).

    So,letsdothatforthisproblem.Hereistheformofthesecondsolutionaswellasthe
    derivativesthatwellneed.

    http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/DE/ReductionofOrder.aspx 1/1

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