Tutorial 3 & 4: 2nd Order Ordinary Differential Equations
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Use the Wronskian to show whether the give set of functions is linearly dependent or linearly independent.
a.
SolutionSince , thus are linearly independent
b.
SolutionSince and , thus .
Linearly independent.
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Verify that each of the given functions is a solution of the differential equation, and use their Wronskian to show that these solutions are linearly independent.
Verify the linear combination of the solutions is also a solution.
a.
SolutionFor
Both are solution.
Since , thus .
Linearly independent.
b.
SolutionFor
Both are solution.
Linearly independent.
c.