Consider the second order differential equation with initial conditions
u^('')-4u^(') 4u=-4sin(3t),u(1)=-5.5,u^(')(1)=-4Without solving it, rewrite the differential equation as an equivalent set of first order equations. In your answer use the single letter
uto represent the function
uand the single letter
vto 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)]]=[]