Determining “trial” solution for particular integral
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In the DE $x^2y''+xy'-4y=15x^3$, supposedly the particular integral can be found by attempting $y=Cx^3$ and then substituting. However it's not clear to me why this is. I would have thought the most logical starting point would be an arbitrary polynomial of degree $3$, i.e. $Ax^3+Bx^2+Cx+D$. How does one know that the true solution will only be of the form $Cx^3$?
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In the DE $x^2y''+xy'-4y=15x^3$, supposedly the particular integral can be found by attempting $y=Cx^3$ and then substituting. However it's not clear to me why this is. I would have thought the most logical starting point would be an arbitrary polynomial of degree $3$, i.e. $Ax^3+Bx^2+Cx+D$. How does one know that the true solution will only be of the form $Cx^3$?
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Will $A$ have a chance at influencing $B$? Are any of $A,B,C,D$ coupled after inserting the full polynomial?
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– LutzL
Jan 8 at 21:59
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May I confess that I would have done the same as you ?
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– Claude Leibovici
Jan 9 at 6:20
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In the DE $x^2y''+xy'-4y=15x^3$, supposedly the particular integral can be found by attempting $y=Cx^3$ and then substituting. However it's not clear to me why this is. I would have thought the most logical starting point would be an arbitrary polynomial of degree $3$, i.e. $Ax^3+Bx^2+Cx+D$. How does one know that the true solution will only be of the form $Cx^3$?
ordinary-differential-equations
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In the DE $x^2y''+xy'-4y=15x^3$, supposedly the particular integral can be found by attempting $y=Cx^3$ and then substituting. However it's not clear to me why this is. I would have thought the most logical starting point would be an arbitrary polynomial of degree $3$, i.e. $Ax^3+Bx^2+Cx+D$. How does one know that the true solution will only be of the form $Cx^3$?
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Will $A$ have a chance at influencing $B$? Are any of $A,B,C,D$ coupled after inserting the full polynomial?
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– LutzL
Jan 8 at 21:59
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May I confess that I would have done the same as you ?
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– Claude Leibovici
Jan 9 at 6:20
add a comment |
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Will $A$ have a chance at influencing $B$? Are any of $A,B,C,D$ coupled after inserting the full polynomial?
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– LutzL
Jan 8 at 21:59
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May I confess that I would have done the same as you ?
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– Claude Leibovici
Jan 9 at 6:20
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Will $A$ have a chance at influencing $B$? Are any of $A,B,C,D$ coupled after inserting the full polynomial?
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– LutzL
Jan 8 at 21:59
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Will $A$ have a chance at influencing $B$? Are any of $A,B,C,D$ coupled after inserting the full polynomial?
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– LutzL
Jan 8 at 21:59
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May I confess that I would have done the same as you ?
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– Claude Leibovici
Jan 9 at 6:20
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May I confess that I would have done the same as you ?
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– Claude Leibovici
Jan 9 at 6:20
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Will $A$ have a chance at influencing $B$? Are any of $A,B,C,D$ coupled after inserting the full polynomial?
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– LutzL
Jan 8 at 21:59
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May I confess that I would have done the same as you ?
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– Claude Leibovici
Jan 9 at 6:20