Modeling with Differential Equations: Quiz


Problem 1

Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation y(4) = −4y?

  1. y = 4cos(x) + 4sin(x)
  2. y = x cos(x)
  3. y = ex sin(x)

Answers, problem 1

The solution is

  1. y = ex sin(x)

Check this by finding the fourth derivative of y and subsitituting into the differential equation.

y′ = exsin(x) + ex cos(x)

y′′ = 2ex cos(x)

y′′′ = 2ex cos(x) – 2ex sin(x)

y′′′′ = –4ex sin(x)


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