Exercises — Systems of first-order linear ODEs — matrix method
4.6.21 · D4· Maths › Ordinary Differential Equations › Systems of first-order linear ODEs — matrix method
Level 1 — Recognition
Exercise 1.1
In vector functions mein se kaun sa ka solution hai kisi matrix ke liye, sirf form se (yaani kya yeh eigenvector template se bana hai)? (a) (b) (c)
Recall Solution
Template kya hai. Parent note ne derive kiya tha ki system ko exactly solve karta hai tabhi jab ek eigenpair ho. Toh ek "clean" single-mode solution mein ek fixed vector hona chahiye jo ek scalar exponential se multiply ho.
- (a) : fixed direction , se scale kiya. ✅ Template se match karta hai , ke saath.
- (c) : same shape, , . ✅
- (b) mein ek component ke andar hai jo ek fixed eigenvector ko uniformly multiply nahi kar raha — dono components genuinely alag rates se grow karte hain, toh yeh ek single exponential mode nahi hai. Yeh ek defective solution ka piece ho sakta hai, lekin jaisa likha hai yeh plain eigenvector template nahi hai. ❌ "single-mode" ke liye.
Jawab: (a) aur (c).
Exercise 1.2
ke liye, eigenvalues aur eigenvectors by inspection likho, aur general solution bhi.
Recall Solution
By inspection kyun. diagonal hai: yeh aur ko bilkul mix nahi karta. Dono equations already decoupled hain: , . Dekho Diagonalization.
Standard basis arrows aur direction mein unmoved hain — sirf stretch hote hain: Toh eigenpairs hain aur .
Level 2 — Application
Exercise 2.1
, , solve karo.
Recall Solution
Step 1 — characteristic equation. Kyun: ek nonzero eigenvector tabhi exist karta hai jab singular ho, yaani .
Step 2 — eigenvectors. Kyun: ab singular matrix ki null direction solve karo.
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Step 3 — general solution.
Step 4 — IC apply karo : . ,
Exercise 2.2
, solve karo (sirf general solution).
Recall Solution
Step 1. upper-triangular hai, toh uski eigenvalues diagonal entries hain: padh lo.
Step 2.
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Step 3. Dono exponents negative hain → har trajectory origin par decay karti hai (ek stable node), dekho Phase Portraits and Stability.
Level 3 — Analysis
Exercise 3.1
. Real solutions dhundho aur trajectory geometry describe karo.
Recall Solution
Step 1. Toh (real part), (imaginary part). ki parwah kyun? Euler's Formula ke through, : growth/decay set karta hai, rotation speed set karta hai.
Step 2 — ke liye eigenvector. . Top row: lo: . Real aur imaginary parts mein split karo: , toh , .
Step 3 — parent formula use karke do real solutions assemble karo ke saath:
Geometry. ka matlab hai radius badhta hai: ek outward spiral (unstable spiral / focus). Rotation period hai. Neeche figure dekho.

Exercise 3.2
ke liye, origin par equilibrium ka type bina poora solution likhe decide karo, phir dhundh kar confirm karo.
Recall Solution
Pehle reasoning. ka trace (diagonal ka sum) hai; determinant hai. Ek system ke liye, eigenvalues satisfy karte hain, yaani . Zero trace + positive determinant ⇒ purely imaginary eigenvalues ⇒ ek center (closed orbits, na growing na decaying).
Confirm karo. . Yahan : koi growth nahi, toh trajectories origin ke around closed ellipses hain. ✅
Level 4 — Synthesis
Exercise 4.1
Defective system , , solve karo.
Recall Solution
Step 1. Expand karo: (double).
Step 2 — eigenvector. . Row: . Sirf ek independent eigenvector → defective (parent note dekho).
Step 3 — generalized eigenvector with : lo: . Yeh freedom kyun? ka koi bhi multiple jod kar milne wala koi bhi kaam karta hai; yeh sirf ko re-label karta hai.
Step 4 — do independent solutions.
Step 5 — IC apply karo . par -term vanish ho jaata hai: Bottom component: . Top:
Exercise 4.2
Ek real matrix banao jiska system ka general solution ho
Recall Solution
KIYA HUM reverse-engineer karte hain. Humein eigenpairs bataye gaye hain: aur . Koi bhi jo ke taur par act kare kaam karega, toh hum Diagonalization use karte hain: jahan mein columns eigenvectors hain aur eigenvalues ki diagonal matrix hai. , toh
compute karo: Check karo: ✅ aur ✅.
Level 5 — Mastery
Exercise 5.1
Ek system mein hai. Equilibrium ko fully classify karo (type + stability), ise solve karo, aur answer ko second-order ODE se connect karo.
Recall Solution
Step 1 — connection. Maano , . Tab aur , jo exactly deta hai is ke saath. Yeh standard trick hai jo kisi bhi second-order ODE ko first-order system mein convert karti hai.
Step 2 — eigenvalues. , . Characteristic: (double). Note karo yeh ka wahi characteristic polynomial hai.
Step 3 — defective? , rank 1, toh sirf ek eigenvector : . Defective.
Step 4 — generalized eigenvector. : . lo.
Step 5 — classification. Dono modes carry karte hain (ek polynomial factor ke saath): , repeated, ek eigenvector ⇒ improper (degenerate) stable node. Sab kuch origin par decay karta hai. Yeh se match karta hai, second-order ODE ka critically-damped solution — same physics, do languages.
Exercise 5.2
Matrix exponential use karke dikhao ki , , ko solve karta hai, aur ke liye evaluate karo.
Recall Solution
Step 1 — ka matlab. Scalar series ke analogy se, hum Matrix Exponential define karte hain Yeh har square ke liye converge karta hai.
Step 2 — yeh system kyun solve karta hai. Term by term differentiate karo (allowed kyunki series nicely converge karti hai): Toh se milta hai. ✅ Aur par, , toh . ✅
Step 3 — diagonal ke liye evaluate karo. Ek diagonal matrix ke liye, powers entrywise act karte hain: . Har entry ko apni scalar exponential series ki tarah sum karo: Tab — exactly wahi jo decoupled equations predict karti hain.
Recall Ladder ka ek-line summary
Template pehchano ::: ko chahiye Apply karo ::: real distinct → exponentials superpose karo Analyze karo ::: complex → spiral, stability ke sign se Synthesize karo ::: defective → generalized eigenvector ; se reverse-engineer karo Master karo ::: 2nd-order ODEs systems hain; saare solutions ek saath package karta hai