Why Do I Keep Getting the Wrong Answer in My Differential Equations Problem?

In summary: I tried solving for x and getting-5x^3+10x+15I then switched the signs and got-5x^2+10x+15but I'm still not sure if I got it right.In summary, the student is having difficulty solving for x in the equation 7=\frac{14}{1000}-\frac{\sqrt{2951}}{1000}B. The student has tried differentiating and solving for x but is still not sure if they got the answer right.
  • #1
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Look whos back! I ran into another problem, i redid the problem twice and i keep coming out with the same answer!
here is what i have:
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6205/lastscan5qw.jpg
This is waht I submitted which was wrong:
http://cwcsrv11.cwc.psu.edu/webwork2_files/tmp/equations/d3/290d3b430db500dfaef04358236c001.png
This is what
Thanks!
 
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  • #2
If you're having trouble doing it with sine and cosine, do it the old fashioned Ae^r1x + Be^r2x way using the complex roots. (It's an alternative method and chances are you'll make less mistakes)
 
  • #3
If that is what you actually submitted, you might want to compare it closely to your handwritten answer- do you notice some missing parentheses?
 
  • #4
Pseudo, this program that evaluates the expressions tells us to not use that form becuase it won't evaluate complex expressions inside the e^, so I have to use sin/cos. :(

Thanks i didn't catch that halls but it still told me, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. I think i shall e-mail the professor and see if its corrrect and the program might just b f'ed up.
http://cwcsrv11.cwc.psu.edu/webwork2_files/tmp/equations/3d/4a14ab68c9143ae5c68ed8af6e5ba91.png
 
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  • #5
Again, like last time, your differentiation is wrong! You seem to forget that there is a fraction in the exponential; your didn't include the denominator (1000) in the differentiation! It is the exact same mistake you did last time. I suggest you carefully go through the differentiation again.
 
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Okay i redid it, I'm not sure if its right t hough becuase the webhomeworks happen to be down. but this is what I got:
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6735/lastscan1rm.jpg
 
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  • #7
I ended up with the equation

[tex]7=\frac{14}{1000}-\frac{\sqrt{2951}}{1000}B[/tex]

so B should be

[tex]B=-\frac{6896}{\sqrt{2951}}[/tex]

However, I could have made a mistake. :smile:
 
  • #8
Hm...I tried my answer and your answer, switching the signs as well but can't seem to get it right.
http://cwcsrv11.cwc.psu.edu/webwork2_files/tmp/equations/02/a1ed9e2620a00e5df238eb7b1954831.png
 
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