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The differential equation
dt2d2x+6dtdx+13x=8e−3tt⩾0
describes the motion of a particle along the x-axis.
(a) Determine the general solution of this differential equation.
(6)
Given that the motion of the particle satisfies x=21 and dtdx=21 when t=0
(b) determine the particular solution for the motion of the particle.
(4)
On the graph of the particular solution found in part (b), the first turning point for t>0 occurs at x=a.
(c) Determine, to 3 significant figures, the value of a.
[Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.]
(4)
解答
(a)
解法一
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这是二阶常系数非齐次微分方程。先用辅助方程求 complementary function;右边是 8e−3t,而 −3 不是辅助方程的根,所以 particular integral 可设为 λe−3t。
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The auxiliary equation is
m2+6m+13=0
So
m==2−6±36−52−3±2i
Hence the complementary function is
xc=e−3t(Acos2t+Bsin2t)
For the particular integral, let
xp=λe−3t
Then
xp′=xp′′=−3λe−3t9λe−3t
Substitute into the differential equation:
9λe−3t+6(−3λe−3t)+13λe−3t=(9λ−18λ+13λ)e−3t=4λ=λ=8e−3t8e−3t82
Therefore
x=e−3t(Acos2t+Bsin2t)+2e−3t
(b)
解法一
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先用 x(0)=21 求 A,再对通解求导,用 x′(0)=21 求 B。求导时指数因子和括号都要处理。
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Using x=21 at t=0,
21=A=A+2−23
Differentiate the general solution:
dtdx=e−3t(−2Asin2t+2Bcos2t)−3e−3t(Acos2t+Bsin2t)−6e−3t
Using dtdx=21 at t=0,
21=21=21=2B=B=2B−3A−62B−3(−23)−62B−2321
The particular solution is
x=e−3t(−23cos2t+sin2t+2)
(c)
解法一
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Turning point 需要 dtdx=0。先把 (b) 的导数化简,会得到只含 cos2t 的方程。然后用这个 t 代回 x,但不能只给计算器黑箱答案。
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From the derivative in part (b), with A=−23 and B=1,
dtdx==e−3t(3sin2t+2cos2t−3(−23cos2t+sin2t)−6)e−3t(213cos2t−6)
At a turning point,
e−3t(213cos2t−6)=0
Since e−3t=0,
213cos2t−6=cos2t=01312
For the first turning point with t>0,
t=21arccos(1312)
At this point, sin2t=135, so
x===e−3t(−23⋅1312+135+2)e−3t(−1318+135+1326)e−3t
Therefore
a==e−23arccos(1312)0.553116…
Hence
a=0.553 to 3 significant figures