BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE PILANI

Hyderabad Campus
FIRST SEMESTER 2021 - 2022

MATHEMATICS - III
Tutorial Sheet - 3

1. Show that y = c1 x−1 + c2 x5 is a general solution of

x2 y′′ − 3xy′ − 5y = 0

on any interval not containing 0.

2. Show that y = c1 x + c2 x2 is the general solution of x2 y′′ − 2xy′ + 2y = 0 on any interval not
containing 0 and find the particular solution for which y(1) = 3 and y′ (1) = 5.

3. Are the functions x|x| and x2 linearly independent on the interval [0, 1]? Justify your answer.

4. Find the general solution of the following differential equations, when one of the solution y1 (x)
is known
′′ ′
(i) x2 y + xy + (x2 − 1/4)y = 0, y1 (x) = x−1/2 sin x.
′′ ′
(ii) xy − (2x + 1)y + (x + 1)y = 0, y1 (x) = ex .

5. If n is a positive integer, find two linearly independent solutions of

xy′′ − (x + n)y′ + ny = 0.