Undergrad How to find a solution to this linear ODE?

[Atr cheema]

I want to find solution to following ODE
$$ \frac{d \bar h}{dt} + \frac{K}{S_s} \alpha^2 \bar h = -\frac{K}{S_s} \alpha H h_b(t) $$
I have solved it with integrating factor method with $I=\exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt}$ as integrating factor and $\frac{K}{S_s} = \frac{1}{D}$

I have tried to solve it with following steps
$$
I \frac{d \bar h}{dt} + I \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \bar h = -I \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t)
\\
I \frac{d \bar h}{dt} + I \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \bar h= -I \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t)
\\
\frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} + \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \bar h \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt}
\\
\frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt}
\\
\int_0^t \frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} = \int_0^t - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h I = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 d \tau} \exp^{- \int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 d \tau - \int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \int d \tau - \int dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 ( \tau - t)} dt\\
$$

Can someone please review whether I have solved it correctly or not?

 

[Gene Naden]

Are K, S and $\alpha$ constant or do they depend on t?

Thanks.

 

[Atr cheema]

Are K, S and $\alpha$ constant or do they depend on t?

Thanks.

A, K and H are constand and $\alpha$ comes from Fourier transform.

 

[Gene Naden]

The third equation seems wrong; you wrote:
$\frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} + \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \bar h \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} \\$
The first term should be, I believe:
$\frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt}$

 

[Chestermiller]

I want to find solution to following ODE
$$ \frac{d \bar h}{dt} + \frac{K}{S_s} \alpha^2 \bar h = -\frac{K}{S_s} \alpha H h_b(t) $$
I have solved it with integrating factor method with $I=\exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt}$ as integrating factor and $\frac{K}{S_s} = \frac{1}{D}$

I have tried to solve it with following steps
$$
I \frac{d \bar h}{dt} + I \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \bar h = -I \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t)
\\
I \frac{d \bar h}{dt} + I \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \bar h= -I \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t)
\\
\frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} + \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \bar h \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt}
\\
\frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt}
\\
\int_0^t \frac{d \bar h}{dt} \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} = \int_0^t - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h I = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 d \tau} \exp^{- \int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 d \tau - \int \frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 \int d \tau - \int dt} dt
\\
\bar h = - \frac{1}{D} \alpha H \int_0^t h_b(t) \exp^{\frac{1}{D} \alpha^2 ( \tau - t)} dt\\
$$

Can someone please review whether I have solved it correctly or not?

Your writing of these equations leaves a lot to be desired, especially the lack of proper use of parentheses. However, it seems to me your result is correct, except for not including the initial condition (unless h = 0 at t = 0).