Consider the second order differential equation with initial conditions
u^('')-4u^(') 4u=-4sin(3t),u(1)=-5.5,u^(')(1)=-4
Without solving it, rewrite the differential equation as an equivalent set of first order equations. In your answer use the single letter
u
to represent the function
u
and the single letter
v
to represent the "velocity function"
u^(')
. Do not use
u(t)
or
v(t)
to represent these functions. Expressions like
sin(t)
that represent other functions are OK.
u^(')=
v^(')=
Now write the first order system using matrices:
(d)/(dt)[[u],[v]]=[[u],[v]] []
The initial value of the vector valued solution for this system is:
[[u(1)],[v(1)]]=[]