4.6.15 · HinglishOrdinary Differential Equations

Non-homogeneous — variation of parameters

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Derivation setup (scratch se)

KAISE do unknown functions ko pin down karte hain: hamare paas ek equation hai (ODE) lekin do unknowns hain. Toh hum apni marzi se ek extra condition impose kar sakte hain. Hum woh choose karte hain jo algebra ko simple bana de.

Ek baar differentiate karo:

Toh Condition 1: .

Ab . Dobara differentiate karo:

ko mein plug karo:

aur ke hisaab se group karo:

Do bracketed terms vanish hote hain kyunki homogeneous equation solve karte hain — yahi toh pura point hai. Bachi Condition 2: .

Cramer's rule se solve karo. Matrix ka determinant Wronskian hai:

Figure — Non-homogeneous — variation of parameters

Worked example 1 — (undetermined coefficients ke liye impossible)

Solve karo .

Step 1 — homogeneous solutions. , toh . Yeh step kyun? Hume hamesha pehle homogeneous solutions chahiye — yahi raw material hai jisse banta hai.

Step 2 — Wronskian. . Kyun? denominator mein aata hai; clean integrals simple kar deta hai.

Step 3 — . ke saath:

Step 4 — integrate. kyun drop karte hain? Constants sirf homogeneous part regenerate karte hain; hume sirf ek particular solution chahiye.

Step 5 — assemble. General solution: .


Worked example 2 — exponential RHS,

Solve karo .

Step 1. .

Step 2 — Wronskian.

Step 3. :

Step 4. .

Step 5. ek homogeneous piece hai ( mein absorb ho jaata hai), toh essentially . General: . (Undetermined coefficients se match karta hai — achha sanity check.)


Worked example 3 — non-constant coefficients

Solve karo , given ki homogeneous part solve karte hain.

Step 0 — standard form! se divide karo: . Toh hai (NOT ). Yeh step kyun? Formula assume karta hai leading coefficient . Yeh bhoolna #1 error hai.

Step 2 — Wronskian. .

Step 3.

Step 4. .

Step 5. General: .


Recall Feynman: ek 12-saal ke bachhe ko explain karo

Tumhare paas already do "building-block" wiggles hain jo ek seesaw ko perfectly balance karte hain jab koi push nahi karta. Ab koi seesaw ko push kar raha hai (woh hai ). Brand-new wiggles invent karne ki jagah, tum apne do building blocks lete ho aur unki strengths ko time ke saath change karte ho — kabhi block 1 zyada use karo, kabhi block 2 — bilkul utna jitna pusher ko cancel karne ke liye chahiye. Do choti equations tumhe, moment by moment, batati hain ki kitna mix karna hai. Wronskian bas ek "fairness scale" hai jo ensure karta hai ki do blocks genuinely alag hain aur secretly same nahi hain.


Flashcards

Variation of parameters mein konsa ansatz define karta hai?
, jahan homogeneous equation solve karte hain aur find karne wale functions hain.
Konsi convenient extra condition impose ki jaati hai, aur kyun?
; yeh unknowns ke second derivatives ko appear hone se rokti hai, system ko first-order rakhti hai.
ke liye do simultaneous equations batao.
aur .
ka Wronskian define karo.
.
Cramer's rule se aur do.
, .
read off karne se pehle kya karna chahiye?
ODE ko standard form mein rakho (leading coefficient 1) divide karke; tab RHS hai.
Variation of parameters undetermined coefficients se kyun better hai?
Yeh KISI BHI continuous ke liye kaam karta hai (jaise , , ), sirf polynomial/exp/sin/cos forms ke liye nahi.
ke liye aur kya hai?
; .
mein integration constants kyun drop kar sakte hain?
Woh sirf complementary function reproduce karte hain; hume bas ek particular solution chahiye.

Connections

  • Wronskian — linear independence measure karta hai; non-zero guarantee karta hai ki method kaam karega.
  • Method of Undetermined Coefficients — faster hai par special tak limited; VoP general tool hai.
  • Second-order linear homogeneous ODE supply karta hai, jo prerequisite hain.
  • Cramer's Rule ke liye system solve karta hai.
  • Green's function — VoP integral exactly Green's-function representation of the solution hai.
  • Reduction of Order — alternative jab sirf ek pata ho.

Concept Map

general soln

vary constants

two unknowns one ODE

choose to kill bracket

plug into ODE

homogeneous terms vanish

solve by Cramer

gives u1' and u2'

works for any g

requires

Homogeneous solutions y1 y2

c1 y1 plus c2 y2

Ansatz yp equals u1 y1 plus u2 y2

Freedom for extra condition

Condition 1: u1' y1 plus u2' y2 equals 0

Substitute yp yp' yp''

Condition 2: u1' y1' plus u2' y2' equals g

Two simultaneous equations

Wronskian W equals y1 y2' minus y2 y1'

Formula for yp with integrals

More general than undetermined coefficients

Standard form leading coeff 1