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#26 2013-12-11 10:21:09
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
That makes v1(x) = v2(x) which makes the determinant 0 that means they are linearly dependent.
Seems nonsensical.
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#27 2013-12-11 10:24:04
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
That makes v1(x) = v2(x) which makes the determinant 0 that means they are linearly dependent.
Seems nonsensical.
So,what have I done wrong?? 
Is there an other way to do this?
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#28 2013-12-11 10:24:41
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Hi evinde
For the first part, use the fact that the Wronskian is non-zero and the fact that the determinant of the system of equations is the Wronskian at x=0.
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#29 2013-12-11 10:25:52
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Why is the Wronskian non - zero?
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#30 2013-12-11 10:26:41
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Because the exponential function is always non-zero.
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#31 2013-12-11 10:28:27
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
The determinant is 0 because v1(x) = v2(x), therefore the Wronskian is 0.
That is why I say something is very wrong.
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#32 2013-12-11 10:28:46
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Why is the Wronskian non - zero?
Also,because of the fact that the solutions are linearly independent!!!
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#33 2013-12-11 10:29:37
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Isn't that what are you trying to prove? Using it in the proof would be circular reasoning?!
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#34 2013-12-11 10:29:57
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Hi evinde
For the first part, use the fact that the Wronskian is non-zero and the fact that the determinant of the system of equations is the Wronskian at x=0.
How can I use these facts??I haven't understood yet... 
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#35 2013-12-11 10:32:01
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Find the determinant of the system of equations given in the second to last line of your post 1. You will see that it actually represents the Wronskian at x=0.
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#36 2013-12-11 10:37:32
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Find the determinant of the system of equations given in the second to last line of your post 1. You will see that it actually represents the Wronskian at x=0.
Don't you mean these two:
, d_{1}{v_{1}}'(0)+d_{2}{v_{2}}'(0)={f}'(0) ?Can I find the determinant,although I haven't shown that there and that satisfy these conditions??
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#37 2013-12-11 10:40:43
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Well, the point of finding the determinant is to show that there are solutions, so, yes, you can. Of course, you should treat d1 and d2 as the unknowns when finding the determinant.
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#38 2013-12-11 10:43:29
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Well, the point of finding the determinant is to show that there are solutions, so, yes, you can. Of course, you should treat d1 and d2 as the unknowns when finding the determinant.
So,I find the determinant and notice that it equals to the Wronskian,so it is
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#39 2013-12-11 10:50:29
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Yes, but first you need to find the Wronskian. You can do this using Abel's identity.
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#40 2013-12-11 11:21:16
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Yes, but first you need to find the Wronskian. You can do this using Abel's identity.
Do we have a
we could use?Last edited by evinda (2013-12-11 11:21:58)
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#41 2013-12-12 01:23:26
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Do you mean that I have to use
? I tried and got W(x)=(v1(0)v2'(0)-v2(0)v1'(0))*e^(-ax).Is it right so far?and how can I continue?Offline
#42 2013-12-12 01:39:40
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
What did you get for
(v1(0)v2'(0)-v2(0)v1'(0))?
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#43 2013-12-12 01:45:13
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
What did you get for
(v1(0)v2'(0)-v2(0)v1'(0))?
How can I find this value?
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#44 2013-12-12 01:49:14
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
What do you get for v1(x) and v2(x)?
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#45 2013-12-12 02:00:19
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
What do you get for v1(x) and v2(x)?
I haven't found them..how could I do this?
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#46 2013-12-12 02:06:41
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
It has been stated the v1 and v2 are the 2 solutions to the DE. Do you agree?
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#47 2013-12-12 04:33:18
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
There is an infinite nunber of solutions of the DE.
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#48 2013-12-12 06:24:52
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Without fixing c1 and c2, that determinant will always be zero. That means the Wronskian will be 0. Do you agree?
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#49 2013-12-12 06:26:54
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
Huh?
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#50 2013-12-12 06:28:36
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Re: Wronskian use identities !
(v1(0)v2'(0)-v2(0)v1'(0))
Without getting the 2 constants v1 = v2, therefore the above expression will always be 0.
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