Question on a differential equation
Let a solution of the differenzial equation:
Proof that the function:
How to solve
I am trying to find the vibration modes of a string that has a uniform mass density, plus some point mass somewhere attached to it, modelled by an additional Dirac delta function in the mass density. The wave equation is of the form
where u is the deformation, and the mass density. After separation of variables we find
where X is the spatial part of the solution. Is there any analytical solution for X?
How to solve
What I'm thinking is to consider the first order version
which I know how to solve, the solution is
How do I use this to solve the second-order equation?
How to solve homogenous differential equation ?
First i find value of
let
differentiating both sides:
I tried to solve using equation (i) and (ii) but I am stuck.
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