SOLVING DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ON TI 89 TITANIUM.

To solve type I differential equation dy = x 2 + e 2 x you need to re-write it in dx the following form: y = x 2 + e 2 x Then select F3, deSolve( y = x 2 + e 2 x ,x,y) Clear a-z before you start at any new DE.

The answer is given with the constant 1 as it is a general solution. To find the particular solution to the following DE: dx = 2t 3 3, x(0) = 3 , type dt deSolve( x = 2t 3 3 and x(0) = 3, t , x)

Sometimes the general solution to a DE can be given implicitly as in the following example: dy y = 2 x2 dx To make y the subject solve for y.

Try the following DE: dy 1 = , y (0.5) = 0 dx 1 2 x2

To solve the second order differential equation such as: d2y a. + y =3 dx 2 d 2 y dy b. + = 1 type as shown on the right: General solutions are obtained dx 2 dx above.
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To find the particular solution to the following second order DE: d 2 y dy dy + = 1, = 3 and y = 1 when x = 0. 2 dx dx dx Type: deSolve( y + y = 1 and y (0) = 1 and y(0) = 3, x, y ) The particular solution is obtained now.

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