MAT3700 Assignment 2 Semester 2
MAT3700 Assignment 2 Semester 2
MAT3700 Assignment 2 Semester 2
This assignment covers Study Guide 1: Module 2,3 and 4 Study guide 2: Module 5
D-operator rules must be learned from your study guide and are not covered in your text
book.
This assignment contributes 70% to your year mark.
QUESTION 1
The equation of motion of a body performing damped forced oscillations is:
d 2x dx
2
5 6 x cos t , with initial conditions x ( 0 ) 10
1 and x '( 0 ) 0
dt dt
Use the method of undetermined coefficients to determine the unique solution for the
displacement, x in terms of the time, t.
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QUESTION 2
Find the general solutions of the following differential equations using D-operator methods:
2.1 D 2
D 2 y x 2 e2 x
(9)
2.2 D 2
4D 4 y e2 x x 2 1 (8)
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QUESTION 3
Solve only for y in the following set of simultaneous differential equations by using
D-operator methods:
(2D 1) x (D 1) y 5 sin t
3D 1 x (2D 1)y et
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QUESTION 4
4.1 L H t 3 (1)
sinh t
4.2 L t (3)
e
5s 2
4.3 L1 (5)
s 1 s 2
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QUESTION 5
Determine the unique solution of the following differential equation by using Laplace transforms:
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TOTAL:60
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