Solution 4.6.3.11
The characteristic equation is
1+
K
s
2
(s +10)
=0;;
which can be rewritten as
s
3
+10s
2
+0s + K
s
3
+10s
2
=0;;
or
s
3
+10s
2
+0s + K =0:
The initial Routh table is
s
3
1 0 0
s
2
10 K 0
s
1
b
1
b
2
0
s
0
c
1
0 0
.
Then
b
1
=
;Det
"
1 0
10 K
#
10
=
;K
10
b
2
=
;Det
"
1 0
10 0
#
52
=
;(0;0)
10
= 0
The partially completed Routh table is
s
3
1 0 0
s
2
10 K 0
s
1 ;K
10
0 0
s
0
c
1
0 0
.
1
Then
c
1
=
;Det
"
10 K
;K
10
0
#
;K
10
=
;(0 + K
2
)
;K
10
= 10K
The completed Routh table is
s
3
1 0 0
s
2
10 K 0
s
1 ;K
10
0 0
s
0
10K 0 0
.
For all the terms in the rst column to be positivewemust have
;K
10
> 0 and 10K>0:
Since K cannot be both greater than zero and less than zero, this system is
unstable for all values of K.Wewill see whyinChapter 5.
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