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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Capitolo 7, Problema 7.2.88

Solve the initial value problems in Exercises 87 and 88.
88. d²y/dx² = sec²x, y(0)=0 and y'(0)=1

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Identify the given differential equation and initial conditions: \( \frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = \sec^2 x \), with \( y(0) = 0 \) and \( y'(0) = 1 \).
Integrate the second derivative \( \frac{d^2y}{dx^2} \) once with respect to \( x \) to find the first derivative \( y'(x) \). This means computing \( y'(x) = \int \sec^2 x \, dx + C_1 \), where \( C_1 \) is a constant of integration.
Use the initial condition \( y'(0) = 1 \) to solve for the constant \( C_1 \) after finding the integral expression for \( y'(x) \).
Integrate \( y'(x) \) with respect to \( x \) to find \( y(x) \). This involves computing \( y(x) = \int y'(x) \, dx + C_2 \), where \( C_2 \) is another constant of integration.
Apply the initial condition \( y(0) = 0 \) to solve for the constant \( C_2 \), completing the solution for \( y(x) \).

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