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    The University of Sydney

    School of Mathematics and Statistics

    Calculus Tutorial 5
    MATH1062: Mathematics 1B (Calculus) Semester 1, 2024

    Questions marked with * are harder questions.

    Material covered
    (1) Second-order linear differential equations

    Summary of essential material


    Recall that second-order linear homogeneous differential equations with constant coefficients can be
    solved using the associated quadratic equation. There are three solutions types.

    Questions to complete during the tutorial


    𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
    1. Find the particular solution of 2
    + 2 − 8𝑦 = 0 which satisfies 𝑦(0) = 0 and 𝑦′ (0) = 3.
    𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

    𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
    2. Find the general solution of 2
    −2 + 5𝑦 = 0, expressing your answer in terms of real
    𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
    functions. What is the particular solution satisfying 𝑦(0) = 1 and 𝑦(𝜋/4) = 2?

    𝑑2𝑥 𝑑𝑥
    3. Find the particular solution of + 2 + 𝑥 = 0 which satisfies 𝑥(0) = 1 and 𝑥 ′ (0) = 2.
    𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡

    𝑚3
    *4. Recall that the values for the gravitational constant 𝐺 = 6.67 × 10−11 , the mass of the
    𝑘𝑔𝑠2
    Earth 𝑀 = 5.972 × 1024 𝑘𝑔, and the radius of the Earth 𝑅 = 6.371 × 106 𝑚.
    Suppose a hole is drilled through the Earth along a diameter. If a particle 𝑝 of mass 𝑚 is dropped
    from rest at the surface, into the hole, then the distance 𝑦 = 𝑦(𝑡) of the particle from the center
    of the earth at time t is given by
    𝑑2 𝑦
    = −𝑘 2 𝑦
    𝑑𝑡 2
    √︁
    where 𝑘 = 𝐺 𝑀/𝑅 · 𝑅 −1 .
    (a) Conclude that the particle 𝑝 undergoes simple harmonic motion. Find the period 𝑇.
    (b) With what speed does the particle pass through the centre of the Earth?
    Further reading: http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/poster-earth.cfm

    5. Two species struggling to compete against each other in the same environment have populations
    at time 𝑡 of 𝑥(𝑡) and 𝑦(𝑡), satisfying the equations

    𝑥 ′ (𝑡) = 3𝑥(𝑡) − 4𝑦(𝑡) , 𝑦′ (𝑡) = −2𝑥(𝑡) + 𝑦(𝑡) .

    Find the second-order differential equation satisfied by 𝑥(𝑡). Hence find 𝑥(𝑡) and 𝑦(𝑡).

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    *6. Two species are in a predator-prey relationship. One species, which numbers 𝑌 individuals,
    eats the other, which numbers 𝑋 individuals. Historically the numbers of these species have
    been constant with 𝑋 = 3000 and 𝑌 = 1500. After a severe environmental disturbance the
    populations cease to be constant and start to change with time.
    Let 𝑥(𝑡) and 𝑦(𝑡) be the difference between the historically constant population numbers
    and the new, changing population numbers 𝑋 (𝑡) and 𝑌 (𝑡). Then 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝑋 (𝑡) − 3000 and
    𝑦(𝑡) = 𝑌 (𝑡) − 1500 are the sizes of the perturbations from the historically steady states. The
    sizes of the perturbations are described by the following:

    𝑥 ′ (𝑡) = 3𝑥(𝑡) − 2𝑦(𝑡)


    𝑦′ (𝑡) = 4𝑥(𝑡) − 𝑦(𝑡).

    (a) Show that 𝑥 ′′ (𝑡) − 2𝑥 ′ (𝑡) + 5𝑥(𝑡) = 0.


    (b) Find 𝑥(𝑡) if 𝑥(0) = 100 and 𝑥 ′ (0) = 100. (Take 𝑡 = 0 to be the time at which monitoring
    of the population sizes begins.)
    (c) Hence find 𝑦(𝑡).
    (d) Sketch 𝑥(𝑡) and 𝑦(𝑡) and then 𝑋 (𝑡) and 𝑌 (𝑡) as a function of 𝑡. What will happen to the
    original populations?

    Short answers to selected exercises


    1 1
    1. 𝑦 = 𝑒 2𝑡 − 𝑒 −4𝑡
    2 2

    2. 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑡 (cos 2𝑡 + 2𝑒 −𝜋/4 sin 2𝑡)

    3. 𝑥 = 3𝑡𝑒 −𝑡 + 𝑒 −𝑡

    4. 𝑇 = 5062.55𝑠 and velocity at centre of the Earth 7900𝑚/𝑠.

    1
    5. 𝑥 = 𝐴𝑒 5𝑡 + 𝐵𝑒 −𝑡 and 𝑦 = − 𝐴𝑒 5𝑡 + 𝐵𝑒 −𝑡
    2
    6. (a) 𝑥(𝑡) = 100𝑒 𝑡 cos 2𝑡 (b) 𝑦(𝑡) = 100𝑒 𝑡 (cos 2𝑡 + sin 2𝑡)

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