Consider a vibrating system described by the initial value problem. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) u'' + 1 4 u' + 2

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Consider a vibrating system described by the initial value problem. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) u'' + 1 4 u' + 2

u = 2 cos ωt, u(0) = 0, u'(0) = 2 (a) Determine the steady state part of the solution of this problem.

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serg [3.2K] · Answer 1 · 2026-04-02T14:33:09+03:00

Answer:

Thus the solution required is

$U(t)=\frac{2(2-\omega^2)^2}{(2-\omega^2)^2+\frac{1}{16}\omega} cos\omega t +\frac{\frac{1}{2}\omega}{(2-\omega^2)^2+\frac{1}{16}\omega} sin \omega t$

Explanation:

The given vibrating system is

$u''+\frac{1}{4}u'+2u= 2cos \omega t$

Consider U(t) = A cos(ωt) + B sin(ωt)

Differentiating concerning t

U'(t)= - A ω sin(ωt) +B ω cos(ωt)

Differentiating again concerning t

U''(t) = - A ω² cos(ωt) -B ω² sin(ωt)

Substituting this into the given equation

$-A\omega^2cos\omega t-B\omega^2sin \omega t+ \frac{1}{4}(-A\omega sin \omega t+B\omega cos \omega t)+2Acos\omega t+2Bsin\omega t = 2cos\omega t$

$\Rightarrow (-A\omega^2+\frac{1}{4}B\omega +2A)cos \omega t+(-B\omega^2-\frac{1}{4}A\omega+2B)sin \omega t= 2cos \omega t$

Matching coefficients of sin(ωt) and cos(ωt)

$\Rightarrow (-A\omega^2+\frac{1}{4}B\omega +2A)= 2$

$\Rightarrow (2-\omega^2)A+\frac{1}{4}B\omega -2=0$ .........(1)

and

$\Rightarrow -B\omega^2-\frac{1}{4}A\omega+2B= 0$

$\Rightarrow -\frac{1}{4}A\omega+(2-\omega^2)B= 0$ ........(2)

Solving equation (1) and (2) by cross multiplication method

$\frac{A}{\frac{1}{4}\omega.0 -(-2)(2-\omega^2)}=\frac{B}{-\frac{1}{4}\omega.(-2)-0.(2-\omega^2)}=\frac{1}{(2-\omega^2)^2-(-\frac{1}{4}\omega)(\frac{1}{4}\omega)}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{A}{2(2-\omega^2)}=\frac{B}{\frac{1}{2}\omega}=\frac{1}{(2-\omega^2)^2+\frac{1}{16}\omega}$

and $\therefore A=\frac{2(2-\omega^2)^2}{(2-\omega^2)^2+\frac{1}{16}\omega}$ $B=\frac{\frac{1}{2}\omega}{(2-\omega^2)^2+\frac{1}{16}\omega}$

So the required solution is

$U(t)=\frac{2(2-\omega^2)^2}{(2-\omega^2)^2+\frac{1}{16}\omega} cos\omega t +\frac{\frac{1}{2}\omega}{(2-\omega^2)^2+\frac{1}{16}\omega} sin \omega t$