Internal
problem
ID
[1789]
Book
:
Elementary
differential
equations
with
boundary
value
problems.
William
F.
Trench.
Brooks/Cole
2001
Section
:
Chapter
5
linear
second
order
equations.
Section
5.6
Reduction
or
order.
Page
253
Problem
number
:
33
Date
solved
:
Monday, January 27, 2025 at 05:34:52 AM
CAS
classification
:
[[_2nd_order, _linear, _nonhomogeneous]]
Using reduction of order method given that one solution is
With initial conditions
✓ Solution by Maple
Time used: 0.021 (sec). Leaf size: 22
dsolve([(1+x)^2*diff(diff(y(x),x),x)-2*(1+x)*diff(y(x),x)-(x^2+2*x-1)*y(x) = (1+x)^3*exp(x), (1+x)*exp(x), y(0) = 1, D(y)(0) = -1], singsol=all)
✓ Solution by Mathematica
Time used: 21.293 (sec). Leaf size: 5749
DSolve[(x+1)^2*D[y[x],{x,2}]-2*(x+1)*x*D[y[x],x]-(x^2+2*x-1)*y[x]==(x+1)^3*Exp[x],{y[0]==1,Derivative[1][y][0] ==-1},y[x],x,IncludeSingularSolutions -> True]
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