Approximation by first-order linear differential equations with an initial condition (Q305648)

Summary: We will consider a continuously differentiable function \(y : I \to \mathbb{R}\) satisfying the inequality \(\left|p \left(t\right) y^{'} \left(t\right) - q \left(t\right) y \left(t\right) - r \left(t\right)\right| \leq \varepsilon\) for all \(t \in I\) and \(\left|y \left(t_0\right) - \alpha\right| \leq \delta\) for some \(t_0 \in I\) and some \(\alpha \in \mathbb{R}\). Then we will approximate \(y\) by a solution \(z\) of the linear equation \(p \left(t\right) z^{'} \left(t\right) - q \left(t\right) z \left(t\right) - r(t) = 0\) with \(z(t_0) = \alpha\).