Linear Equations: Answer to Example 2

Example: Solve the following initial value problem for t > 0

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Answer: This is a linear equation. Let us follow these steps for solving such equations:

1.
We have to divide by 2t

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2.
We get the integration factor u(t) by

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3.
The general solution is given by

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Since

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Therefore, we have

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4.
The solution to the given initial value problem may be obtained by using the initial condition y(2)=4. We have

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which gives tex2html_wrap_inline118 . Therefore, the solution is

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