A simple model for the shape of a tsunami is given by dW/dx = W √(4 − 2W), where W(x) > 0 is the height of the wave expressed as a function of its position relative to a point offshore.
By inspection, find all constant solutions of the DE. (Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.)

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Answer:

a) [tex] W=0,2[/tex]

b) [tex] W = 2 [1- tanh^2 (x+c)] = 2 sech^2 (x+c)[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Part a

For this case we have the following differential equation:

[tex] W \sqrt{4-2W}=0[/tex]

If we square both sides we got:

[tex] W^2 (4-2W) =0[/tex]

And we have two possible solutions for this system [tex] W=0, W=2[/tex]

So then that represent the constant solutions for the differential equation.

So then the solution for this case is :

[tex] W=0,2[/tex]

Part b: Solve the differential equation in part (a)

For this case we can rewrite the differential equation like this:

[tex] \frac{dW}{dx} =W \sqrt{4-2W}[/tex]

And reordering we have this:

[tex] \frac{dW}{W \sqrt{4-2W}} = dx[/tex]

Integrating both sides we got:

[tex] \int \frac{dW}{W \sqrt{4-2W}} = \int dx[/tex]

Using CAS for the left part we got:

[tex] -tanh^{-1} (\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{4-2W})= x+c[/tex]

We can multiply both sides by -1 we got:

[tex] tanh^{-1} (\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{4-2W})=-x-c[/tex]

And we can apply tanh in both sides and we got:

[tex] \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{4-2W} = tanh(-x-c)[/tex]

By properties of tanh we can rewrite the last expression like this:

[tex]\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{4-2W} = -tanh(x+c)[/tex]

We can square both sides and we got:

[tex] \frac{1}{4} (4-2W) = tanh^2 (x+c) [/tex]

[tex] 1-\frac{1}{2}W = tanh^2 (x+c)[/tex]

And solving for W we got:

[tex] W = 2 [1- tanh^2 (x+c)] = 2 sech^2 (x+c)[/tex]

And that would be our solution for the differential equation

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