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Question 1 OVERLEAF
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1. (a) For the following system of equations,
3x + 2y = 1
6x + ky = 2
determine for which values of k there are (i) an infinite number of solutions (ii) no
solution, or (iii) a unique solution.
{1 + x, 1 + x2 , x2 − x}
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1. (e) Justifying your answer, compute the dimension of the space
W = {A ∈ R2x2 : tr(A) = 0} .
dy
= x(y + 1).
dx
dy √
x2 = 2xy + x xy
dx
that satisfies y = 1 when x = 1.
(c) Use Picard iteration to find an approximate solution to the following initial value prob-
lem (find only the first three iterates, y0 , y1 , y2 ),
dy
= xy 2 , y(1) = 1.
dx
d3 y dy
3
+2 = x.
dx dx
Question 2 OVERLEAF
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2. (e) Show that {x, x ln(x)} is a fundamental set of solutions for the differential equation
d2 y dy
x2 2
− x + y = 0.
dx dx
d2 y
+ y = 0.
dx2
Then, using the method of variation of parameters, find a solution to the nonhomoge-
neous problem,
d2 y
+ y = tan x.
dx2
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