Question: For what values o f k does the function y = c o s ( k t ) satisfy the differential equation 4 9 y

For what values ofk does the function y=cos(kt) satisfy the differential equation
49y=-36y?
(Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)
k=
(b)
For those values ofk, verify that every member of the family of functions
y= A sin(kt)+Bcos(kt)
is also a solution.
We begin by calculating the following.
y= A sin(kt)+Bcos(kt)y=Akcos(kt)-Bksin(kt)y=
Note that the given differential equation
49y=-36y
is equivalent to
49y+36y=
.
Now, substituting the expressions for y and
y
above and simplifying, we have
LHS=49y+36y=49
+36(Asin(kt)+Bcos(kt))=-49
-49Bk2cos(kt)+36A sin(kt)+36Bcos(kt)=(36-49k2)
+(36-49k2)Bcos(kt)=0
since for all value ofk found above,
k2=
.

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