(a) Find two power series solutions for y'' + xy' + y = 0 and express the...
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(a) Find two power series solutions for y'' + xy' + y = 0 and express the solutions y1(x) and y2(x) in terms of summation notation.
(b) Use a CAS to graph the partial sums SN (x) for y1(x). Use N = 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10. Repeat using the partial sums SN (x) for y2(x).
(c) Compare the graphs obtained in part (b) with the curve obtained by using a numerical solver. Use the initial-conditions y1(0) = 1, y'1(0) = 0, and y2(0) = 0, y'2(0) = 1.
(d) Reexamine the solution y1(x) in part (a). Express this series as an elementary function. Then use (5) of Section 4.2 to find a second solution of the equation. Verify that this second solution is the same as the power series solution y2(x).
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A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications
ISBN: 978-1111827052
10th edition
Authors: Dennis G. Zill