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Variation of Parameters
Learning Objective
At the end of the module, you should be
able to solve linear differential equations of
higher order using Variation of parameters
method.
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Derivation of the method
) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
0 1 2
x g y x a y x a y x a = +
'
+
' '
) (
) (
) (
) (
) (
) (
2 2
0
2
1
x a
x g
y
x a
x a
y
x a
x a
y = +
'
+
' '
) ( ) ( ) ( x f y x Q y x P y = +
'
+
' ' The standard
form
V. Linear ODE of Higher Order.
Variation of Parameters
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Derivation of the method
) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
2 2 1 1
x y x u x y x u y
p
+ =
Let
where
) (
1
x y ) (
2
x y
and
are the fundamental set of solutions on
some interval I of the homogeneous DE.
V. Linear ODE of Higher Order.
Variation of Parameters
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Derivation of the method
) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
2 2 1 1
x y x u x y x u y
p
+ =
2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
u y y u u y y u y
p
'
+
'
+
'
+
'
=
'
2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
y u y u y u y u y
p
' '
+
' '
+
' '
+
' '
=
' '
( ) ( )
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
u y u y y u y u
'
+
'
+
'
+
'
=
( )
'
'
+
'
+
2 2 1 1
u y u y
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Derivation of the method
2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
y u y u y u y u
' '
+
' '
+
' '
+
' '
) ( ) ( ) ( x f y x Q y x P y = +
'
+
' '
( ) ( )
2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
u y u y P y u y u P
'
+
'
+
'
+
'
+ ( )
2 2 1 1
y u y u Q + +
) (x f =
) (
1 1 1 1
Qy y P y u +
'
+
' '
= ) (
2 2 2 2
Qy y P y u +
'
+
' '
+
( )
2 2 1 1
y u y u
' '
+
' '
+ ( )
'
'
+
'
+
2 2 1 1
u y u y
( )
2 2 1 1
u y u y P
'
+
'
+
( )
'
'
+
'
+
2 2 1 1
u y u y
( )
2 2 1 1
y u y u
' '
+
' '
= ( )
'
'
+
'
+
2 2 1 1
u y u y
( )
2 2 1 1
u y u y P
'
+
'
+
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Derivation of the method
0
2 2 1 1
=
'
+
'
u y u y
) (
2 2 1 1
x f u y u y =
' '
+
' '
W
x f y
W
W
u
) (
2 1
1
= = '
W
x f y
W
W
u
) (
1 2
2
= = '
and
By the Cramers Rule:
where
) (
0
,
) (
0
,
1
1
2
2
2
1
2 1
2 1
x f y
y
W
y x f
y
W
y y
y y
W
'
=
'
=
' '
=
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Summary of the Variation of Parameters
method
) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
0 1 2
x g y x a y x a y x a = +
'
+
' '
Find the complementary solution
Compute the Wronskian
2 2 1 1
y c y c y
c
+ =
)) ( ), ( (
2 1
x y x y W
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) ( ) ( ) ( x f y x Q y x P y = +
'
+
' '
Write the DE in standard form
Compute
W
x f y
W
W
u
) (
2 1
1
= = '
W
x f y
W
W
u
) (
1 2
2
= = '
and
Summary of the Variation of Parameters
method
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1
u
'
Integrate and
Finally
p c
p
y y y
y u y u y
+ =
+ =
2 2 1 1
2
u
'
The general solution:
Summary of the Variation of Parameters
method
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Example
Solve
. ) 1 ( 4 4
2x
e x y y y + = +
'
' '
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Find
0 4 4 = +
'
' '
y y y
c
y
0 4 4
2
= + m m
2
2 1
= = m m
Example
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x x
c
xe c e c y
2
2
2
1
+ =
? =
p
y
Example
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2 2 1 1
y u y u y
p
+ =
. ) 1 ( 4 4
2x
e x y y y + = +
'
' '
x x
c
xe c e c y
2
2
2
1
+ =
Standard form
x x
xe y e y
2
2
2
1
, = =
From y
c
f
Example
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Example
x x
xe y e y
2
2
2
1
, = =
2 1
2 1
y y
y y
W
' '
=
) 2 ( 2
2 2 2
2 2
x x x
x x
xe e e
xe e
W
+
=
Wronskian
) )( 2 ( ) 2 (
2 2 2 2 2 x x x x x
xe e xe e e W + =
x
e W
4
=
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x
x
e
e x x
4
4
) 1 ( +
x
e W
4
=
x x x x u = + =
'
2
1
) 1 (
2 3
2 3
1
x x
u =
Example
= = '
W
x f y
u
) (
2
1
x x
xe y e y
2
2
2
1
, = =
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x
x
e
e x
4
4
) 1 ( +
=
x
e W
4
=
1
2
+ =
'
x u
x
x
u + =
2
2
2
Example
= = '
W
x f y
u
) (
1
2
x x
xe y e y
2
2
2
1
, = =
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p c
y y y + =
2 2 1 1
y u y u y y
c
+ + =
x
x
u + =
2
2
2
2 3
2 3
1
x x
u =
x x x x
xe x
x
e
x x
xe c e c y
2
2
2
2 3
2
2
2
1
)
2
( )
2 3
( + + + + =
Example
x x x x
e
x
e
x
xe c e c y
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
6 2
+ + + =
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Solve
. 3 csc 36 4 x y y = +
' '
Example
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Find
0 36 4 = +
' '
y y
.
c
y
0 36 4
2
= + m
0 9
2
= + m
i m i m 3 , 3
2 1
= =
3 , 0 = = | o
?
c
y
Example
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x e c x e c y
x x
c
3 sin 3 cos
0
2
0
1
+ =
x c x c y
c
3 sin 3 cos
2 1
+ =
? =
p
y
Example
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2 2 1 1
y u y u y
p
+ =
x c x c y
c
3 sin 3 cos
2 1
+ =
x y x y 3 sin , 3 cos
2 1
= =
Example
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x x
x x
W
3 cos 3 3 sin 3
3 sin 3 cos
=
x c x c y
c
3 sin 3 cos
2 1
+ =
) 3 sin 3 ( 3 cos 3
2 2
x x W =
3 ] 3 sin 3 [cos 3
2 2
= + = x x W
Example
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12
1
3
4
1
1
1
=
= =
'
W
W
u
4
1
1
= W
3 = W
x u
12
1
1
=
Example
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12
3 cot
3
3 sin 4
3 cos
2
2
x
x
x
W
W
u = = =
'
x
x
W
3 sin 4
3 cos
2
= 3 = W
x u 3 sin ln
36
1
2
=
Example
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p c
y y y + =
2 2 1 1
y u y u y y
c
+ + =
x x x x x c x c y 3 sin ) 3 sin ln
36
1
( 3 cos )
12
1
( 3 sin 3 cos
2 1
+ + + =
Example
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Extending to Higher Order
Solve
) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) (
0 1 2 3
x g y x a y x a y x a y x a = +
'
+
' '
+
' ' '
Find the complementary solution
Compute the Wronskian
3 3 2 2 1 1
y c y c y c y
c
+ + =
)) ( ), ( ), ( (
3 2 1
x y x y x y W
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) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( x f y x R y x Q y x P y = +
'
+
' '
+
' ' '
Write the DE in standard form
Compute
W
W
u
1
1
=
'
W
W
u
2
2
=
'
and
W
W
u
3
3
=
'
Extending to Higher Order
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3 2 1
3 2 1
3 2 1
y y y
y y y
y y y
W
' ' ' ' ' '
' ' '
=
3 2
3 2
3 2
1
) (
0
0
y y x f
y y
y y
W
' ' ' '
' '
=
3 1
3 1
3 1
2
) (
0
0
y x f y
y y
y y
W
' ' ' '
' '
=
) (
0
0
2 1
2 1
2 1
3
x f y y
y y
y y
W
' ' ' '
' '
=
Extending to Higher Order
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,
1
u
'
Integrate and
Finally
p c
y y y + =
2
u
'
The general solution:
3
u
'
Extending to Higher Order
3 3 2 2 1 1
y u y u y u y
p
+ + =
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Solve
x y y tan =
'
+
' ' '
Example
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0 =
'
+
' ' '
y y
c
y
0
3
= + m m
0 ) 1 (
2
= + m m
i m i m m = = =
3 2 1
, , 0
x c x c c y
c
cos sin
3 2 1
+ + =
Example
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x y y tan =
'
+
' ' '
p
y
x c x c c y
c
cos sin
3 2 1
+ + =
x x
x x
x x
W
cos sin 0
sin cos 0
cos sin 1
=
Example
1
cos sin
sin cos
1 =
=
x x
x x
W
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x y y tan =
'
+
' ' '
x x x
x x
x x
W
cos sin tan
sin cos 0
cos sin 0
1
=
x
x x
x x
x W tan
sin cos
cos sin
tan
1
=
=
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x y y tan =
'
+
' ' '
x x
x
x
W
cos tan 0
sin 0 0
cos 0 1
2
=
x
x
x x
x
W
cos
sin
cos tan
sin 0
1
2
2
=
=
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x y y tan =
'
+
' ' '
x x
x
x
W
tan sin 0
0 cos 0
0 sin 1
3
=
x
x x
x
W sin
tan sin
0 cos
1
3
=
=
Example
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x
x
W
W
u tan
1
tan
1
1
=
= =
'
}
= xdx u tan
1
Example
x u cos ln
1
=
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x
x
x
x
W
W
u
cos
sin
1
cos
sin
2
2
2
2
=
= =
'
} }
= = dx
x
x
dx
x
x
u
cos
cos 1
cos
sin
2 2
2
x x x u
dx x x u
sin tan sec ln
) cos (sec
2
2
+ =
=
}
Example
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x
x
W
W
u sin
1
sin
3
3
=
= =
'
}
= xdx u sin
3
Example
x x u cos ) cos (
3
= =
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3 3 2 2 1 1
y u y u y u y
p
+ + =
p c
y y y + =
Complete it.
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VI-The Cauchy-Euler Equation-
At the end of the section, students
should be able to identify and solve a
Cauchy-Euler equation.
Learning Outcome
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The Cauchy-Euler Equation
A linear DE of the form
) ( ...
0 1
1
1
1
1
x g y a
dx
dy
x a
dx
y d
x a
dx
y d
x a
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
= + + + +
c c
c c
Example
2
1
2
2
1
2
= + c
0
2
= c
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)] ln 2 [cos(
2
1
x x y =
)] ln 2 sin( ) ln 2 cos( [
2 1
2
1
x c x c x y + =
The solution is
Example
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Solve
. 0 8 7 5
2 3
= +
'
+
' '
+
' ' '
y y x y x y x
Example
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. 0 8 7 5
2 3
= +
'
+
' '
+
' ' '
y y x y x y x
Let the solution be
m
x y =
1
=
'
m
mx y
2
) 1 (
=
' '
m
x m m y
3
) 2 )( 1 (
=
' ' '
m
x m m m y
Example
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0 8 7 5
2 3
= +
'
+
' '
+
' ' '
y y x y x y x
0 8 7
) 1 )( ( 5 ) 2 )( 1 )( (
1
2 2 3 3
= + +
+
m m
m m
x xmx
x m m x x m m m x
Example
0 ] 8 7
) 1 )( ( 5 ) 2 )( 1 )( [(
= + +
+
m
m m m m m x
m
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0 ] 8 4 2 [
2 3
= + + + m m m x
m
0 =
0 8 4 2
2 3
= + + + m m m
Example
0 ) 4 )( 2 (
2
= + + m m
i m i m m 2 , 2 , 2
3 2 1
= = =
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The general solution
)] ln 2 sin( ) ln 2 cos( [
3 2
0 2
1
x c x c x x c y + + =
) ln 2 sin( ) ln 2 cos(
3 2
2
1
x c x c x c y + + =
Example
i m i m m 2 , 2 , 2
3 2 1
= = =
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NON HOMOGENEOUS
) (
2
2
2
x g cy
dx
dy
bx
dx
y d
ax = + +
where the coefficients are
constants.
c b a , ,
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) (
2
2
2
x g cy
dx
dy
bx
dx
y d
ax = + +
The general solution:
p c
y y y + =
NON HOMOGENEOUS
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p
y
Find by solving the homogeneous DE
Find using Variation of Parameters
method
c
y
p c
y y y + =
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Example
. 4 2
2 4
2
2
2
x x y
dx
dy
x
dx
y d
x + =
.
1
2
4
1
+ = x c x c y
c
p
y
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Example
.
1
2
4
1
+ = x c x c y
c
4
1
x y =
1
2
= x y
2 3
1 4
4
=
x x
x x
W
2 2 2
5 4 x x x = =
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Example
. 4 2
2 4
2
2
2
x x y
dx
dy
x
dx
y d
x + =
Standard form
1
4 2
2
2 2
2
+ = x y
x dx
dy
x dx
y d
1 ) (
2
+ = x x f
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Example
4
1
x y =
1
2
= x y
2 2
1
1
1
0
+
=
x x
x
W
1
= x x
1 ) (
2
+ = x x f
) (
5
1
5
) (
3 1
2
1
1
'
1
+ =
+
= = x x
x
x x
W
W
u
)
2
1
(ln
5
1
2
1
x
x u =
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Example
4
1
x y =
1
2
= x y
1 4
0
2 3
4
2
+
=
x x
x
W
4 6
x x + =
1 ) (
2
+ = x x f
) (
5
1
5
2 4
2
4 6
2
'
2
x x
x
x x
W
W
u + =
+
= =
)
3 5
(
5
1
3 5
2
x x
u + =
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Example
4
1
x y =
1
2
= x y
)
3 5
(
5
1
3 5
2
x x
u + = )
2
1
(ln
5
1
2
1
x
x u =
2 2 1 1
u y u y y
p
+ =
|
|
.
|
\
|
=
3 5 2
ln
5
1
2 4 2
4
x x x
x x y
p
|
|
.
|
\
|
=
5 6
5
ln
5
1
4 2
4
x x
x x y
p
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