# [SOLVED]b.1.1.2 behavior as t goes to infinity

#### karush

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determine the behavior of y as t →∞.
If this behavior depends on the initial value of y at t = 0,describe the dependency

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\textit{rewrite}
&y'-2y=-3\\ \\
u(t)
&=\exp\int -2 \, dx=e^{-2t}\\ \\
\textit{product}
&(e^{-2t}y)'=-3e^{-2t}\\ \\
\textit{integrate}
&e^{-2t}y=\int -3e^{-2t} \, dt =\dfrac{3e^{-2t}}{2}+c\\ \\
%e^{-2t}y&=\dfrac{3e^{-2t}}{2}+c\\ \\
\textit{isolate}
&y(t)=\dfrac{3}{2}+\dfrac{c}{e^{-2t}}\\ \\
t \to \infty&=\dfrac{3}{2}+0 =\dfrac{3}{2} \\ \\
\textit{so}
&y \textit{ diverges from } \dfrac{3}{2} \textit{ as t} \to \infty
\end{array}

ok think I got it ok
suggestions, typos, mother in law comments welcome

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#### Prove It

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I would have written $\displaystyle c\,\mathrm{e}^{2\,t}$ instead of $\displaystyle \frac{c}{\mathrm{e}^{-2\,t}}$.

As $\displaystyle t\to \infty, \,\,c\,\mathrm{e}^{2\,t} \to \infty$, so $\displaystyle y \to \infty$.

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#### Country Boy

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Equivalently, the "linear differential equation with constant coefficients", $\frac{dy}{dt}- 2y= -3$ has "associated homogeneous part" $\frac{dy}{dx}- 2y= 0$. $\frac{dy}{dt}= 2y$, $\frac{dy}{y}= 2dt$.

Integrating, $ln|y|= 2t+ c$, $y= e^{2t+ c}= Ce^{2t}$ (C= e^c).

Since the non-homogeneus part of the equation is a constant, -3, we look for a solution to the entire equation of the form $y= A$, a constant. Then $\frac{dy}{dt}- 2y= 0- 2A= -3$ so $A= \frac{2}{3}$.

The general solutioin to the entire equation is $y(t)= Ce^{2t}+ \frac{2}{3}$.

The behavior "at infinity" is entirely determined by the exponential: $\lim_{t\to\infty} y(t)= \infty$.