5. The differential equation y 00 − xy = 0 is called Airy’s equation, and is used in physics to model the refraction of light. (
a) Assume a power series solution, and find the recurrence relation of the coefficients. [Hint: When shifting the indices, one way is to let m = n − 3, then factor out x n+1 and find an+3 in terms of an. Alternatively, you can find an+2 in terms of an−1.] (b) Show that a2 = 0. [Hint: the two series for y 00 and xy don’t “start” at the same power of x, but for any solution, each term must be zero. (Why?)] (c) Find the particular solution when y(0) = 1, y 0 (0) = 0, as well as the particular solution when y(0) = 0, y 0 (0) = 1.
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