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Title:Mathematics at DEC
Moderator:RUSURE::EDP
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
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444.0. "Differential Equation" by CLT::STAN (Stanley Rabinowitz) Fri Feb 28 1986 00:26

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Path: decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-jon!moroney
Subject: Re: value of an integral (differential equation)
Posted: 27 Feb 86 02:49:55 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
 
 
Can anyone evaluate the following differential equation to the form
y=f(x) (i.e. find f(x))
 
 " 2
y y = K   y(0)=K  y'(0)=K
                1        2
 
K > 0
 1
 
(The " means second derivitive, ' means first derivitive, K, K , K  are
fixed constants)                                              1   2
 
Thanks in advance.
 
-Mike Moroney
 
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444.1MAPLE can't solve itMETOO::YARBROUGHFri Feb 28 1986 12:5215
This is not an easy problem and may not be solvable in elementary 
functions. MAPLE gives the following 'solution' [int() = integral] :

              1/2                       
             y                          
int(---------------------, y) = x + C1, 
      1/2            1/2                
     2    (- k + C y)                   

                   1/2                     
                  y                        
   int(- ---------------------, y) = x + C1
           1/2            1/2              
          2    (- k + C y)                 

444.2If you accept the assumptions...LATOUR::JMARTINJoseph A. MartinFri Feb 28 1986 19:0112
Y = ((3*SQRT(K1)*K2*X)/2 + SQRT(K1**3)) ** (2/3)

assuming that K1 and K2 are the interesting boundary conditions while

   2
y"y  = K  just means that the left hand side is constant but K is

not specified.

    If any of my old calculus students are out there, here is your
chance to catch me blowing the chain rule.  It's been a while.
--Joe