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This document is a tutorial sheet from a Differential Equations course covering several topics: 1) Discussing the radius of convergence of power series. 2) Locating and classifying the singular points of differential equations. 3) Showing that a power series solution to the Hermite equation is a polynomial when the parameter takes a specific value. 4) Discussing the singularities of an equation at x=0 and as x approaches infinity. 5) Finding the power series solution to an initial value problem. 6) Discussing whether Frobenius series solutions exist for given equations. 7) Finding the Frobenius series solution to Bessel's equation near x=

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Tut 7

This document is a tutorial sheet from a Differential Equations course covering several topics: 1) Discussing the radius of convergence of power series. 2) Locating and classifying the singular points of differential equations. 3) Showing that a power series solution to the Hermite equation is a polynomial when the parameter takes a specific value. 4) Discussing the singularities of an equation at x=0 and as x approaches infinity. 5) Finding the power series solution to an initial value problem. 6) Discussing whether Frobenius series solutions exist for given equations. 7) Finding the Frobenius series solution to Bessel's equation near x=

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Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Department of Mathematics

MA201 : Differential Equations

Tutorial Sheet-7

1. Discuss the radius of convergence of given power series.


P∞ (x+1)n
(a) n=1 n2n
P∞ x2n
(b) n=1 n!
P∞ n 2n
(c) n=1 (−1) x

2. Locate and classify the singular points of the following differential equations.

(a) (x2 − 1)y 00 + xy 0 − y = 0.


(b) (x2 − 3x)y 00 + (x + 2)y 0 + y = 0.

3. Show that if k is a positive integer 2m in Hermite equation y 00 − 2xy 0 + ky = 0, then


one of the power series solution is a polynomial of degree m.

4. Discuss the singularities of the equation x2 y 00 + xy 0 + (x2 − n2 )y = 0 at x = 0 and


x → ∞.

5. Find the power series solution of the initial value problem:

(x2 − 1)y 00 + 3xy 0 + xy = 0; y(2) = 4, y 0 (2) = 6.

6. Discuss whether the two Frobenius series solution exists or not for the following
differential equations:

(a) 2x2 y 00 + x(x + 1)y 0 − (cos x)y = 0.


(b) x4 y 00 − (x2 sin x)y 0 + 2(1 − cos x)y = 0.

7. Find the Frobenius series solution of Bessel’s equation of first order x2 y 00 + xy 0 +


(x2 − 1)y = 0 near x = 0.

8. Find two linearly independent Frobenius series solution of the differential equation
(1 − x2 )y 00 − xy 0 + 4y = 0 near x = 0.

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