Solved on Jan 26, 2024

Find the general solution for the third-order linear ODE yyy+y=g(t)y'''- y''- y' + y = g(t).

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. The given differential equation is a linear non-homogeneous differential equation of the form: yyy+y=g(t) y^{\prime \prime \prime} - y^{\prime \prime} - y^{\prime} + y = g(t)
2. We are looking for the general solution, which includes the complementary solution (associated with the homogeneous equation) and the particular solution (associated with the non-homogeneous part).

STEP 2

First, we need to find the complementary solution by solving the associated homogeneous differential equation: yyy+y=0 y^{\prime \prime \prime} - y^{\prime \prime} - y^{\prime} + y = 0

STEP 3

To solve the homogeneous equation, we assume a solution of the form: y=ert y = e^{rt} where rr is a constant to be determined.

STEP 4

Substitute y=erty = e^{rt} into the homogeneous equation to obtain a characteristic equation: r3ertr2ertrert+ert=0 r^3e^{rt} - r^2e^{rt} - re^{rt} + e^{rt} = 0

STEP 5

Factor out erte^{rt} from the characteristic equation (since erte^{rt} is never zero, we can divide both sides by it): r3r2r+1=0 r^3 - r^2 - r + 1 = 0

STEP 6

Find the roots of the characteristic equation. This is a cubic equation, and it may not have obvious roots, so we may need to use numerical methods or factorization techniques to find the roots.

STEP 7

Let's try to factor by grouping or synthetic division. We can start by checking for integer roots using the Rational Root Theorem, which suggests that any rational root, expressed as a fraction pq\frac{p}{q}, must have pp as a factor of the constant term (1) and qq as a factor of the leading coefficient (1). Since both are 1, we only need to check for ±1\pm 1.

STEP 8

Test r=1r = 1: (1)3(1)2(1)+1=111+1=0 (1)^3 - (1)^2 - (1) + 1 = 1 - 1 - 1 + 1 = 0 So, r=1r = 1 is a root.

STEP 9

Now we can perform synthetic division or factor by grouping to simplify the characteristic equation using the root r=1r = 1.

STEP 10

Factor the characteristic equation: (r1)(r21)=0 (r - 1)(r^2 - 1) = 0 (r1)(r1)(r+1)=0 (r - 1)(r - 1)(r + 1) = 0

STEP 11

The roots are r=1r = 1 (with multiplicity 2) and r=1r = -1.

STEP 12

The complementary solution is then a linear combination of the functions erte^{rt} corresponding to the roots rr: yc(t)=C1et+C2tet+C3et y_c(t) = C_1e^t + C_2te^t + C_3e^{-t} where C1C_1, C2C_2, and C3C_3 are arbitrary constants.

STEP 13

Next, we need to find a particular solution yp(t)y_p(t) to the non-homogeneous equation. The form of yp(t)y_p(t) depends on the function g(t)g(t).

STEP 14

Without a specific form of g(t)g(t), we cannot proceed to find an explicit particular solution. However, we can state that the particular solution yp(t)y_p(t) will be found using an appropriate method based on the form of g(t)g(t), such as undetermined coefficients or variation of parameters.

STEP 15

The general solution to the non-homogeneous differential equation is the sum of the complementary solution and the particular solution: y(t)=yc(t)+yp(t) y(t) = y_c(t) + y_p(t)

STEP 16

Substitute the complementary solution into the general solution: y(t)=C1et+C2tet+C3et+yp(t) y(t) = C_1e^t + C_2te^t + C_3e^{-t} + y_p(t)

STEP 17

The final form of the general solution will be determined once a particular solution is found for a given g(t)g(t).
The general solution for the differential equation is: y(t)=C1et+C2tet+C3et+yp(t) y(t) = C_1e^t + C_2te^t + C_3e^{-t} + y_p(t) where yp(t)y_p(t) is the particular solution that depends on the form of g(t)g(t).

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