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Solving Second Order Differential Equations
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What is the general form of a homogeneous S.O.D.E.?

ad2ydx2+bdydx+cy=0a\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + b\frac{dy}{dx} + cy = 0

What is the characteristic equation for the S.O.D.E. ad2ydx2+bdydx+cy=0a\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + b\frac{dy}{dx} + cy = 0?

am2+bm+c=0am^2 + bm + c = 0

When does the characteristic equation have distinct real roots?

b24ac>0b^2 - 4ac > 0

What is the solution form for distinct real roots m1m_1 and m2m_2?

y=Aem1x+Bem2xy = Ae^{m_1x} + Be^{m_2x}

When does the characteristic equation have repeated roots?

b24ac=0b^2 - 4ac = 0

What is the solution form for a repeated root mm?

y=(A+Bx)emxy = (A + Bx)e^{mx}

When does the characteristic equation have complex roots?

b24ac<0b^2 - 4ac < 0

What is the solution form for complex roots m=α±βim = \alpha \pm \beta i?

y=eαx(Acos(βx)+Bsin(βx))y = e^{\alpha x}(A\cos(\beta x) + B\sin(\beta x))

For non-homogeneous S.O.D.E., what is the general solution form?

y=yc+ypy = y_c + y_p

For m2+8m+16=0m^2 + 8m + 16 = 0, what type of roots does this characteristic equation have?

Repeated roots

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