Exercises 1.

52. It is emily shown that yl = x 2 and y2 = x 3 are solutions. If y = clyl = 2 . q ~ 2cl then % = 2cl so +
(sr'I2 = 2clx
that zy'+ - + 2ci # y for cl # 0 and cl # 1. If y = ~ 2 =~ (-c2/2)s2
2 then y' = -cas
2
2
(?/I2 = --Czx
so that xYf -t- - 2
# y for cz # 0 and cz # 1. If y = yl + yz = - x 2 / 2 + 2 2 + 2 then
2 2
yf = -z t 2 so that xu1+ -- -x2
- -4- 2 # y. Thus, none of clyl, c2y2, and yl + yz are solutions.
2 2
53. (a) gr = 0 (b) no real solution (c) y = 1 or y = -1

Exercises 1.2
1. The sum of the forces acting on the body is mg - kv where k is a constant of proportionality,
and the minus sign indicates that the resistance acts in a direction opposite to the motion. Rom
dv du k
Newton's second law we have mg - kv = m - or - + - v = g.
dt dt m
dv
2. Fkom Newton's second law we obtain m- = -kv2 mg.
dt
+
3. (a) Rorn g = k / we~ find
~ k =g ~ 2 .
d2r . d2r k gR2 d2r g ~ 2
(b) Using a = - and part (a) we o b t a n - = a = - - - or - - -= 0.
dt2 dt2 r2 - r2 dt2 ~2
dv dr gR2 dv g ~ 2
( c ) Part (b) becomes 0 or v - - -= 0.
- - - -=
r2 dr d t dr r2
4. (a) The sum of the forces acting on the satellite is ma - kv, so by Newton's second law,
d2r dr g ~ 2 8 r
ma-kv=m- FrornProbleml,o=@ Thus, u s i n g v = - , m - - k v = r n - or
dt2 - r-2 ' dt r2 dt2

dr dv k
(b) Letting R = 9- and - = v, the equation is part (b) becomes - + - v = g, which is the
dt dt m
equation is Problem 1.

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5 . Since i = - and L-d29 + R-d9 = E ( t ) we obtain L-di +Ri = E ( t ) .
dt dt2 dt dt
dq
6. By Kirchoff's second law we obtain R-
dt
+ -qc1 = E(t)

7 . The differentialequation is
dh
-
dt
0.6Ao
= --
A,
6 Using
.A. =n

a = 32 this becomes