# OSA: Ordinary Differential Equations

## Question 1

Solve the following system of linear differential equations: $y'(t) = \begin{pmatrix}2&1\\6&1\end{pmatrix}y(t) + \begin{pmatrix}0\\e^{2t}\end{pmatrix} \quad\text{for }t \geq 0\quad\text{with}\quad y(0) = \begin{pmatrix}1\\0\end{pmatrix}.$

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## Question 2

Show that every solution of the differential equation $y''(t) = y'(t) + \sin(y(t))$ is smooth (i.e. it has derivatives of all orders).

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## Question 3

Decide which of the following statements are correct and briefly justify your answer or give a counterexample.

1. Every solution of the differential equation $y'(t) = 1 + t^2 + \cos(y(t))$ is monotonically increasing.
2. The function $t \mapsto e^{tA}\cdot \mathbf{v}$ with matrix $$A \in \mathbf{R}^{3\times 3}$$ and vector $$\mathbf{v} = (1, -1, -1)^\mathsf{T} \in \mathbf{R}^3$$ satisfies $$y'(t) = Ay(t)$$.
3. If $$f : \mathbf{R}^2 \to \mathbf{R}$$ is a continuous function and $$u : \mathbf{R} \to \mathbf{R}$$ a solution to $$y'(t) = f(t,y(t))$$ with $$y(1) = 0$$, then $u(t) = \int_1^t f(s,u(s))\,\mathrm{d}s$ for all $$t \in \mathbf{R}$$.

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