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1. Solve the equation of (free) motion of a mass m hanging on the end of a vertical spring,
with elastic constant k, in the following cases.
(a) 2y 00 5y 0 3y = 0
(b) y 00 10y 0 + 25y = 0
(c) y 00 + 4y 0 + 7y = 0
3. Calculate at which value of t the solution of y 00 (t) y(t) = 0 is minimum, when it has to
satisfy the initial conditions y(0) = 5/4 and y 0 (0) = 3/4 .
(i) Solve it for positive values of the independent variable, namely for t [0, +) .
(ii) Find the critical value of a that separates always positive solutions from solutions
that become negative at large t.
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5. Solve the following nonhomogeneous ODEs.
(a) y 00 4y 0 + 4y = (x + 1)e 2x
(b) 4y 00 + 36y = csc(3x)
7. Solve the following ODEs by applying the method of undetermined coefficients and using,
if necessary, the principle of superposition.
(a) y 00 4y = sin x
(b) y 00 + 4y = 4 cos(2x)
(c) y 00 + 4y = 4x
(d) y 00 + 4y = 4 cos(2x) 4x
9. A mathematically minded vandal wishes to break a steam radiator away from its founda-
tion, but finds that when he applies steadily the greatest force of which he is capable (100
kg), the 2 cm displacement of the top of the radiator is only one-tenth of that required for
his purposes. He finds, however, that he can apply a force f (t) according to the schedule
F
f (t) = (1 cos t), where F = 100 kg
2
for any of a large range of values of . The radiator mass is 50 kg and its foundation
resists its movement by a force proportional to its displacement. At what frequency and
for how long must he exert the force f (t) if he is to succeed? The units of mass in the
system for which force is measured in kg (kilograms-force or kiloponds) is TME (technical
mass unit) and the mass of the radiator is to be taken as 50 TME (= 50g= 490 kg). This
is equivalent to assume that the acceleration of gravity is g = 1 instead of 9.8 m/s2 when
writing Newtons second law.