I was reading some of my notes and I was not sure how the following works: \frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{

Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

Answered question

2022-01-20

I was reading some of my notes and I was not sure how the following works:
d2ydx2+dydx=0
Solve the above with the condition y(0)=0
y(x)=A(1ex) with A an arbitrary constant.
I was just wondering how do you solve the above to get
y(x)=A(1ex)? Because when I tried it, I got:
y=A+Bex, and using the condition y(0)=0, I got A+B=0.

Answer & Explanation

Terry Ray

Terry Ray

Beginner2022-01-20Added 50 answers

If A+B=0 then we have B=A; plug this in and you have y=AAex=A(1ex)
lovagwb

lovagwb

Beginner2022-01-21Added 50 answers

Well the above answer is correct. which is y=A(1ex)
First you have to get an auxiliary equation, and in this case it is r2+r=0r(r+1)=0r=0,1 therefore the answer is y=Ae0+Bex and then applying the initial condition y(0)=0, you get 0=A+B and therefore B=A, thus the solution y=A(1ex).

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