Find general solutions to the nonhomogeneous Cauchy-Euler equations using a variety of parameters.

t2z''-tz'+z=t1+3lnt

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The solution of the given equationt2z''-tz'+z=t1+3lnt is:

z(t)=zh(t)+zp(t)=c1t+c2tlnt+t(lnt)22-3tlnt(1-ln|lnt|)

Step by step solution

01

Finding a homogeneous equation

First, we will find a homogeneous solution to the given equation. To do so, we will take substitutingt=ex which will transform the given equation into a constant coefficient equation. In Problem 23 it is shown that tz'=dZdx,t2z''=d2Zdx2-dZdx, whereZ(x)=zex

Substituting this we transform the equation at2z''+btz'+cz=f(t)to

ad2Zdx2+(b-a)dZdx+cZ=fex

The coefficient multiplying t2z''(t)is a=1, the one multiplying tz'(t)is b=-1, the one multiplying ytis c=1and the non-homogeneous part of the given equation is f(t)=t1+3lnt). Therefore, the given equation will transform by this substitution into

1×d2Zdx+(-1-1)dZdx+1×Z=ex1+3lnexd2Zdx-2dZdx+Z=ex1+3x

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Using the variation of parameters

One will solve the corresponding homogeneous equation d2Zdx-2dZdx+Z=0. The auxiliary equation is r2-2r+1=(r-1)2and its roots are r1,2=1. Since we have a double root to the auxiliary equation, the homogeneous solution is Zh(x)=c1ex+c2x3x

Expressing this in terms of t, the homogeneous solution to the given differential equation is:

zh(t)=c1elnt+c2lntelntzh(t)=c1t+c2tlnt

To find a particular solution, we will apply the method of variation of parameters. For two linearly solutions of the homogeneous equation we will takez1t=t andz2(t)=tlnt

But before we apply this method, we need to transform the given equation so that the coefficient multiplyingz'' is 1 and in the given equation this coefficient is a function t2.

To transform it to the required form we will divide the given equation by t2.

z''-1tz'+1t2z=lnt+3tlnt

03

Using the Wronskian function

One can assume that a particular solution has a form of zpt=v1tz1t+v2tz2t, where v1tand v2tare functions that could be found from v1(t)=-g(t)z2(t)aWz1(t),z2(t)dt,v2(t)=g(t)z1(t)aWz1(t),z2(t)where a=1is a coefficient multiplying z'',g(t)=lnt+3tlntis the non-homogeneous part of the equation and Wz1(t),z2(t)is the Wronskian for functions z1tand z2t.

04

Substitute the values for C1,C2

One can take C1=C2=0.

Therefore, the particular solution is:

zp(t)=v1(t)z1(t)+v2(t)z2(t)=-(lnt)22-3lnt×t+(lnt+3ln|lnt|)×tlnt=t(lnt)22-3tlnt(1-ln|lnt|)

Finally, the general solution to the given differential equation is:

z(t)=zh(t)+zp(t)=c1t+c2tlnt+t(lnt)22-3tlnt(1-ln|lnt|)

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