Verify thaty=sinx,role="math" localid="1654838724304" y=cosxrole="math" localid="1654838779452" y=eix, andy=eixare all solutions ofy''=y.

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Expert verified

It is verified thaty=sinx,role="math" localid="1654839035165" y=cosx,y=eix , and y=eixare the solutions for the differential equationy''=y.

Step by step solution

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 Step 1: Given information

The given differential equation isy''=y, and the solutions of the equation arey=sinx,y=cosx,y=eix, andy=eix.

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Meaning of differential equation

In mathematics, an equation with only one independent variable and one or more of its derivatives with respect to the variable is referred to as an ordinarydifferentialequation, or ODE.In other words, the ODE is a relation with one independent variable x, a real dependent variable y, and several derivativesy',y'',....,ynin relation tox.

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Verify 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Find the second derivative of the given solutions,and then substitute the solution and its second derivative into the differential equation.

Fory=sinx,

y'=cosxy''=sinx

.

Substitute into the differential equation.

sinx=sinx

Soy=sinx, is a solution for the differential equationy''=y.

Fory=cosx,

.y'=sinxy''=cosx

Substitute into the differential equation.

cosx=cosx

Soy=cosx, is a solution for the differential equationy''=y.

For y=eix(y=eix),

.y'=ieixy''=eix

Substitute into the differential equation.

eix=eix

Soy=eix, is a solution for the differential equationy''=y.

For y=eix,

y'=ieixy''=eix

Substitute in the differential equation.

eix=eix

Soy=eix, is a solution for the differential equationy''=y.

Hence, proved.

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