Question

Consider a vibrating system described by the initial value problem. (A computer algebra system is recommended.) u'' + 1 4 u' + 2u = 2 cos ωt, u(0) = 0, u'(0) = 2 (a) Determine the steady state part of the solution of this problem.

Answer 1

Answer:

Therefore the required solution is

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

Explanation:

Given vibrating system is

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

Consider U(t) = A cosωt + B sinωt

Differentiating with respect to t

U'(t)= - A ω sinωt +B ω cos ωt

Again differentiating with respect to t

U''(t) =  - A ω² cosωt -B ω² sin ωt

Putting this in given equation

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

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

Equating the coefficient of sinωt 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

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

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

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

Therefore the required solution is

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