Query 25 Differential Equations

Question:  Determine whether the set of solutions {y_1, y_2, y_3} is linearly independent, where

y_1 = [ e^t, 1]

y_2 = [ e^(-t), 1]

y_3 = [ sinh(t), 0]

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Question:  Determine whether the set of solutions {y_1, y_2, y_3} is linearly independent, where

y_1 = [ 1, sin^2(t), 0]

y_2 = [ 0, 2 - 2 cos^2(t), -2]

y_3 = [ 1, 0, 1]

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Question:  Determine whether there is a matrix P(t) such that

y_1 = [ t^2, 0 ]

y_2 = [ 2t, 1 ]

is a fundamental set of solutions to the equation

y ' = P(t) y.

If so, find such a matrix P(t).

Hint:  The matrix psi(t) = [y_1, y_2 ] = [ t^2, 2 t; 0, 1 ] would need to satisfy psi ' (t) = P(t) psi(t).

In standard notation we could write this as follows:

satisfies

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Question:  If the matrix psi(t) = [y_1, y_2] = [e^t, e^(-t); e^t, - e^(-t)]:

What are the vector functions y_1 and y_2?

Write out the system of two differential equations represented by the equation y ' = P(t) y with P(t) = [0, 1; 1, 0].

Show that y_1 and y_2 are both solutions of the equation y ' = P(t) y with P(t) = [0, 1; 1, 0].

Show that { y_1 , y_2} is a fundamental set for this equation.

Show that the matrix psi(t) is a solution of the matrix equation psi ' = P(t) psi.

Show that the matrix psi(t) is a fundamental matrix for the linear system of equations.

Let psi_hat(t) = [ 2 e^t - e^(-t), e^t + 3 e^(-t); 2 e^t + e^(-t), e^t - 3e^(-t) ].

Find a constant matrix C such that psi_hat(t) = psi(t) * C.

Based on your matrix C, is psi_hat(t) a solution matrix for the system?

Based on your matrix C, is psi_hat(t) a fundamental matrix for the system?

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Question:  Given the system

y ' = [ 1, 1; 0, -2 ] y

verify that

psi(t) = [ e^t, e^(-2 t); 0, e^(-2 t) ]

is a fundamental matrix for the system.

Find a matrix C such that

psi_hat(t) = psi(t) * C

is a solution matrix satisfying initial condition psi_hat(0) = I, where I is the identity matrix.

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