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In each of the following problems, find all singular points of the given equation and determine whether each one is regular or irregular. (1). x²y′′+2(ex−1)y′+(e−xcosx)y=0

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The singular point of the given differential equation is x = 0, determined by the zero value of the coefficient of y′′ (x²). The regularity or irregularity of this point cannot be determined from the provided information.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to find all singular points of the given second-order differential equation and to determine whether each one is regular or irregular. The differential equation in question is:

x²y′′+2(ex−1)y′+(e−x cosx)y=0

To identify the singular points, we must look for values of x that make the highest order derivative coefficient (in this case, the coefficient of y′′) zero. Since the coefficient is x², the singular point is x = 0.

Next, we need to determine whether this point is regular or irregular. For that, we usually convert the equation into the standard form of a linear differential equation and examine the behavior of the coefficients as x approaches the singular point.

However, without a defined method for this particular equation, we cannot determine the regularity of the singular point directly from the given information.

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