Find the solution to the given initial value problem.

y''+4y'+7y=0;y0=1,y'0=-2

Short Answer

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The general solution isy=e-2tcos3t.

Step by step solution

01

Write the auxiliary equation of the given differential equation

The given differential equation is,

y''+4y'+7y=0......1

The auxiliary equation for the above equation,

m2+4m+7=0m=-4±16-282m=-4±-122m=-2±i3

02

Now find the general solution

The root of an auxiliary equation is m1=-2+i3,&m2=-2-i3

The general solution of the given equation is,

y=Ae-2tcos3t+Be-2tsin3t......2

03

Use the given initial condition,

Given the initial condition,

y0=1,y'0=-2

Substitute the value of y=1and t=0in the equation (2),

role="math" 1=Ae-20cos30+Be-20sin30A=1

Now find the derivative of the equation (2),

y'=-2Ae-2tcos3t-3Ae-2tsin3t-2Be-2tsin3t+3Be-2tcos3ty'=-2Ae-2t+3Be-2tcos3t+-3Ae-2t-2Be-2tsin3t

Substitute the value of y'=-2andt=0in the above equation,

-2=-2Ae-20+3Be-20cos30+-3Ae-20-2Be-20sin30-2A+3B=-2......3

Substitute the value of A in the equation (3),

-2A+3B=-2-21+3B=-2B=0

Substitute the value of A and B in the equation (2),

y=Ae-2tcos3t+Be-2tsin3ty=1e-2tcos3t+0e-2tsin3ty=e-2tcos3t

Thus, the general solution isy=e-2tcos3t.

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