Question: (i) Combine Exercises 10.1.2324 to show that if A = SS 1 is diagonalizable, then the solution to u = Au can be written as

(i) Combine Exercises 10.1.23–24 to show that if A = SS−1 is diagonalizable, then the solution to u̇ = Au can be written as u(t) = S (c1 eλ1 t, . . . , cn eλn t)T, where λ1, . . . , λn are its eigenvalues and S = (v1 v2 . . . vn) is the corresponding matrix of eigenvectors.


Data From 10.1.23


Prove that the general solution to a linear system u̇ = Λu with diagonal coefficient a matrix Λ = diag (λ1, . . . , λn) is given by u(t) = (ceλ1 t, . . . , cn eλnt)T.


Data From 10.1.24


Show that if u(t) is a solution to u̇ = Au, and S is a constant, nonsingular matrix of the same size as A, then v(t) = Su(t) solves the linear system v̇ = Bv, where B = SAS−1 is similar to A.(ii) Write the general solution to the systems in Exercise 10.1.13 in this form.


Data From Exercise 10.1.13


Solve the following initial value problems:


(a)


(a) du dt 02 20 u, u(1) = (6);


(b)


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(c)


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(d)


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(e)


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(a) du dt 02 20 u, u(1) = (6);

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