Paper 2, Section II, B

Differential Equations | Part IA, 2018

By choosing a suitable basis, solve the equation

(1210)(x˙y˙)+(2521)(xy)=e4t(3b2)+et(3c1)\left(\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array}\right)\left(\begin{array}{l} \dot{x} \\ \dot{y} \end{array}\right)+\left(\begin{array}{cc} -2 & 5 \\ 2 & -1 \end{array}\right)\left(\begin{array}{l} x \\ y \end{array}\right)=e^{-4 t}\left(\begin{array}{c} 3 b \\ 2 \end{array}\right)+e^{-t}\left(\begin{array}{c} -3 \\ c-1 \end{array}\right)

subject to the initial conditions x(0)=0,y(0)=0x(0)=0, y(0)=0.

Explain briefly what happens in the cases b=2b=2 or c=2c=2.

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