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Homework3 DE
Homework3 DE
(1) [System of 1st order linear equations] Consider the following system
(3) [Fundamental matrices] Find a fundamental matrix for the given system
of equations and also find the fundamental matrix Φ(t) satisfying Φ(0) = I
−1 −4
x0 = x.
1 −1
3
Solve the initial value problem with the initial condition x(0) = .
1
Show that A has an eigenvalue 2 with eigenvector ξ (1) = (1, −1)T . Prove
that one solution is x(1) (t) = ξ (1) e2t and a second independent solution is
(A − 2I)ξ = 0, (A − 2I)η = ξ.