In Problems 1 – 8 use Theorem 7.4.1 to evaluate the given Laplace transform. \(\mathscr{L}\left\{t e^{-10 t}\right\}\) Text Transcription: L{te^-10t}
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Textbook Solutions for A First Course in Differential Equations with Modeling Applications
Question
(a) Laguerre’s differential equation
\(t y^{\prime \prime}+(1-t) y^{\prime}+n y=0)
is known to possess polynomial solutions when n is a nonnegative integer. These solutions are naturally called Laguerre polynomials and are denoted by \(L_{n}(t)\). Find \(y=L_{n}(t)\), for n 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 if it is for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 if it is known that \(L_{n}(0)=1).
(b) Show that
\(\mathscr{L}\left\{\frac{e^{t}}{n !} \frac{d^{n}}{d t^{n}} t^{n} e^{-t}\right\}=Y(s)\).
where \(Y(s)=\mathscr{L}\{y\}\), and \(y=L_{n}(t)\) is a polynomial solution of the DE in part (a). Conclude that
\(L_{n}(t)=\frac{e^{t}}{n !} \frac{d^{n}}{d t^{n}} t^{n} e^{-t}\), n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
This last relation for generating the Laguerre polynomials is the analogue of Rodrigues’ formula for the Legendre polynomials. See (33) in Section 6.4.
Text Transcription:
t y^prime prime+(1-t) y^prime +n y=0
L_n t
y=L_n t
L_n 0=1
mathscr L {{e^t}/n ! d^n/d t^n} t^n e^-t}=Y(s)
Y(s)=mathscr L y
L_n(t)={e^t}/n ! {d^n/d t^n} t^n e^-t
Solution
The first step in solving 7.4 problem number 61 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: (a) Laguerre’s differential equation\(t y^{\prime \prime}+(1-t) y^{\prime}+n y=0)is known to possess polynomial solutions when n is a nonnegative integer. These solutions are naturally called Laguerre polynomials and are denoted by \(L_{n}(t)\). Find \(y=L_{n}(t)\), for n 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 if it is for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 if it is known that \(L_{n}(0)=1).(b) Show that\(\mathscr{L}\left\{\frac{e^{t}}{n !} \frac{d^{n}}{d t^{n}} t^{n} e^{-t}\right\}=Y(s)\).where \(Y(s)=\mathscr{L}\{y\}\), and \(y=L_{n}(t)\) is a polynomial solution of the DE in part (a). Conclude that \(L_{n}(t)=\frac{e^{t}}{n !} \frac{d^{n}}{d t^{n}} t^{n} e^{-t}\), n = 0, 1, 2, . . .This last relation for generating the Laguerre polynomials is the analogue of Rodrigues’ formula for the Legendre polynomials. See (33) in Section 6.4.Text Transcription:t y^prime prime+(1-t) y^prime +n y=0L_n ty=L_n tL_n 0=1mathscr L {{e^t}/n ! d^n/d t^n} t^n e^-t}=Y(s)Y(s)=mathscr L yL_n(t)={e^t}/n ! {d^n/d t^n} t^n e^-t
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