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Re: numerical solution of differential equations

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
No, as I read it you're setting x''=3x/2. This would be solved by a function of the form x=Ae3x/2
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Originally Posted by Hitchhiker 42 View Post
Could you explain what this means? I'm not sure I understand...
Sorry, that should have been x''=Ae√3t/√2

if x=Ae√3t/√2,
then x'=√3Ae√3t/√2/√2 (chain rule)
and x''=3Ae√3t/√2/2 (chain rule again) = 3x/2.

Edit: I knew there was more to it, and just figured out the other part:

x''=3x/2 ==> x= Ae√3t/√2 + Be-√3t/√2
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