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Ch 3.4: Complex Roots of Characteristic Equation

Ch 3.4: Complex Roots of Characteristic Equation. Recall our discussion of the equation where a , b and c are constants. Assuming an exponential soln leads to characteristic equation: Quadratic formula (or factoring) yields two solutions, r 1 & r 2 :

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Ch 3.4: Complex Roots of Characteristic Equation

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  1. Ch 3.4: Complex Roots of Characteristic Equation • Recall our discussion of the equation where a, b and c are constants. • Assuming an exponential soln leads to characteristic equation: • Quadratic formula (or factoring) yields two solutions, r1 & r2: • If b2 – 4ac < 0, then complex roots: r1 =  + i, r2 =  - i • Thus

  2. Euler’s Formula; Complex Valued Solutions • Substituting it into Taylor series for et, we obtain Euler’s formula: • Generalizing Euler’s formula, we obtain • Then • Therefore

  3. Real Valued Solutions • Our two solutions thus far are complex-valued functions: • We would prefer to have real-valued solutions, since our differential equation has real coefficients. • To achieve this, recall that linear combinations of solutions are themselves solutions: • Ignoring constants, we obtain the two solutions

  4. Real Valued Solutions: The Wronskian • Thus we have the following real-valued functions: • Checking the Wronskian, we obtain • Thus y3 and y4 form a fundamental solution set for our ODE, and the general solution can be expressed as

  5. Example 1 • Consider the equation • Then • Therefore and thus the general solution is

  6. Example 2 • Consider the equation • Then • Therefore and thus the general solution is

  7. Example 3 • Consider the equation • Then • Therefore the general solution is

  8. Example 4: Part (a) (1 of 2) • For the initial value problem below, find (a) the solution u(t) and (b) the smallest time T for which |u(t)|  0.1 • We know from Example 1 that the general solution is • Using the initial conditions, we obtain • Thus

  9. Example 4: Part (b) (2 of 2) • Find the smallest time T for which |u(t)|  0.1 • Our solution is • With the help of graphing calculator or computer algebra system, we find that T  2.79. See graph below.

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