x''+x'+x-6x^3=0
(Enter your answers in order of increasing value. Enter "na" for answer blanks you don't need.)
x=_____;x=_____;x=_____
I thought the answer would be 0, na, na but that is not correct
Any help would be great!
(Enter your answers in order of increasing value. Enter "na" for answer blanks you don't need.)
x=_____;x=_____;x=_____
I thought the answer would be 0, na, na but that is not correct
Any help would be great!
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You have:
x'' + x' + x - 6x^3 = 0
We need to convert this second order equation to a system of first-order equations:
Let u = x', then u' = x''
Using this substitution, we can rewrite your second-order equation as a system of first-order equations:
dx/dt = u
du/dt = 6x^3 - u - x
Now solve for the equilibrium points of this system
dx/dt = u = 0
and
du/dt = 6x^3 - u - x = 0
The first of these equations means that an equilibrium solution must have u = 0 (not surprisingly). The second equation then reduces to:
6x^3 - x = 0
x(6x^2 - 1) = 0
x*(x*sqrt(6) + 1)(x*sqrt(6) - 1) = 0
So the equilibrium solutions are:
x = 0
x = +sqrt(1/6)
x = -sqrt(1/6)
x'' + x' + x - 6x^3 = 0
We need to convert this second order equation to a system of first-order equations:
Let u = x', then u' = x''
Using this substitution, we can rewrite your second-order equation as a system of first-order equations:
dx/dt = u
du/dt = 6x^3 - u - x
Now solve for the equilibrium points of this system
dx/dt = u = 0
and
du/dt = 6x^3 - u - x = 0
The first of these equations means that an equilibrium solution must have u = 0 (not surprisingly). The second equation then reduces to:
6x^3 - x = 0
x(6x^2 - 1) = 0
x*(x*sqrt(6) + 1)(x*sqrt(6) - 1) = 0
So the equilibrium solutions are:
x = 0
x = +sqrt(1/6)
x = -sqrt(1/6)