9.2.15 problem problem 27

Internal problem ID [949]
Book : Differential equations and linear algebra, 4th ed., Edwards and Penney
Section : Section 5.3, Higher-Order Linear Differential Equations. Homogeneous Equations with Constant Coefficients. Page 300
Problem number : problem 27
Date solved : Monday, January 27, 2025 at 03:22:37 AM
CAS classification : [[_3rd_order, _missing_x]]

\begin{align*} y^{\prime \prime \prime }+3 y^{\prime \prime }-4 y&=0 \end{align*}

✓ Solution by Maple

Time used: 0.004 (sec). Leaf size: 20

dsolve(diff(y(x),x$3)+3*diff(y(x),x$2)-4*y(x)=0,y(x), singsol=all)
 

\[ y = \left (c_1 \,{\mathrm e}^{3 x}+x c_3 +c_2 \right ) {\mathrm e}^{-2 x} \]

✓ Solution by Mathematica

Time used: 0.003 (sec). Leaf size: 26

DSolve[D[y[x],{x,3}]+3*D[y[x],{x,2}]-4*y[x]==0,y[x],x,IncludeSingularSolutions -> True]
 

\[ y(x)\to e^{-2 x} \left (c_2 x+c_3 e^{3 x}+c_1\right ) \]