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Solution to ODEs
Summary

First-order ODE
Second-order ODE
Laplace Transform

Example: Second-order ODE

Taking the limit as x 0, the desired differential equation:
2h
d 2T

(T Ta ) = 0
2
kR
dx

(44)

Rearranging:
2h
d 2T
2h

T = Ta
(45)
2
kR
kR
dx
This is a second-order ODE with constant coefficients.
By letting the complementary solution to be Tc = Aemx , the
characteristic equation is:
m2

2h
=0
kR
r
m=

(46)
2h
kR

(47)
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Solution to ODEs
Summary

First-order ODE
Second-order ODE
Laplace Transform

Example: Full Solution

The complementary solution is
Tc = Aemx + Bemx

(48)

To construct the particular solution, we note that the forcing

function is a constant. So we propose the particular solution
Tp = C

(49)

where C is a constant to be determined.

Inserting (49) into (45), we get
2h
2h

C = Ta
kR
kR
which gives C = Ta
Hence, the temperature profile is
q

T = Tc + Tp = Ae

2h
x
kR

+ Be

(50)

2h
x
kR

+ Ta

(51)

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