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MAYNARD MATH 279 TEST 3 CHAPTER 6 SAMPLE

1) Solve: x
2
y" 2y = 0
2) Solve: xy" + y' = 0
3) Solve: x
2
y" + xy' + 4y = 0
4) Solve: 4x
2
y" + y = 0; y(1) = 2, y'(1) = 4 (Hint: let t = x)
( )

1
1
n
n
n
x
n
( )

1
3
3
n
n
n
x
5) Solve by variation of parameters: xy" + y' = x
6) Find the interval of convergence:
7) Find the interval of convergence:
8) Find the first four terms of a power series in x for
the function
e
x
sin x
9) Solve using methods for solving a 1
st
order linear
equation and then solve by assuming a power
series solution.
y' x
2
y = 0
10) Find two linearly independent power series solutions
about the ordinary point x0 = 0, for
y" + x
2
y' + xy = 0
11) Find two linearly independent power series solutions
about the ordinary point x0 = 0, for
(x
2
1)y" + 4xy' + 2y = 0
12) Find two linearly independent power series solutions
about the ordinary point x0 = 0, for
y" (x + 1)y' y = 0
13) Solve: (x 1)y" xy' + y = 0; y(0) = 2, y'(0) = 6
14) Find two linearly independent power series solutions
about the ordinary point x0 = 0, for
y" + (sin x)y = 0
15) Determine the singular points and classify each as
regular or irregular for
(x
2
9)
2
y" + (x + 3)y' + 2y = 0
16) Use the method of Frobenius to obtain two linearly
independent solutions about the regular singular
point x0 = 0, for
2xy" y' + 2y = 0
17) Use the method of Frobenius to obtain two linearly
independent solutions about the regular singular
point x0 = 0, for
9x
2
y" + 9x
2
y' + 2y = 0
18) Use the method of Frobenius to obtain two linearly
independent solutions about the regular singular
point x0 = 0, for
xy" + 2y' xy = 0
19) Use the method of Frobenius to obtain two linearly
independent solutions about the regular singular
point x0 = 0, for
x(x 1)y" + 3y' 2y = 0
20) Use the method of Frobenius to obtain two linearly
independent solutions about the regular singular
point x0 = 0, for
x
2
y" + x(x 1)y' + y = 0
1
]
1

+ + +

3 2
2
1
! 3 3
1
4
1
ln x x x x xe y
xe y
x
x
( )

+
+
+ +
0
4
2
2
1
1
x
3
1
x
3
2
1
n
n
x n y
y
( )
( )

0
1 2 1
2
0
2 1
1
sinh
1
! 1 2
1
cosh
1
! 2
1
n
n
n
n
x
x
x
n
x y
x
x
x
n
x y
( )
( )
1
]
1

+ +
1
]
1

7
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2 / 3
1
! 3 3
2
2 2 1
! 3 5 7 9
2
2 5 7
2
5
2
1
x x x x y
x x x x x y
( )
( )
1
]
1

+ + + +
1
]
1

+ + + +

4 3 2
1 2
4 3 2
0 1
4
1
2
1
2
1
6
1
6
1
2
1
1
x x x x c x y
x x x c x y
( )
x
e
x x x x x y
2 8x
6
! 4
1
! 3
1
! 2
1
1 2
4 3 2

+
1
]
1

+ + + +
( )
( )
1
]
1

+
1
]
1

10
2 2 2
7
2 2
4
2
1 2
9
2 2
6
2
3
0 1
! 10
2 5 8
! 7
2 5
! 4
2
! 9
4 7
! 6
4
! 3
1
1
x x x x c x y
x x x c x y

,
_

0
3
0
3 /
3 !
1
;
3
n
n
x
x
n
c y ce y
( ) ( )

0
1 2
1 2
0
2
0 1
;
n
n
n
n
x c x y x c x y
( )
( )
1
]
1

+ +
1
]
1

+ +

6 ` 4
1 2
5 3
0 1
180
1
12
1
120
1
6
1
1
x x x c x y
x x c x y
( )
( )
1
]
1

+ +
1
]
1

+ +

3 2 3 / 1
2
3 2 3 / 2
1
120
7
5
1
2
1
1
21
1
28
5
2
1
1
x x x x x y
x x x x x y
ANSWERS
1) y = c1x

1
+ c2x
2
2) y = c1 + c2 ln x
3) y = c1cos(2ln x) + c2 sin(2ln x)
4) y = 2(x)
1/2
5(x)
1/2
ln(x)
5) y = c1 + c2 ln x + x
2
/4
6) (1, 1]
7) [2, 4]
8) x + x
2
+ x
3
/3 x
5
/30 +
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15) x = 3, regular singular point;
x = 3, irregular singular point
16)
17)
18)
19)
20)