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Appendix A: Closed-Form Solutions for Beams (m < 3)
In Section 4.1.4 we derived closed-form solutions for the case when the
inequality m3 is satised. Here, we consider cases in which m<3.
Case 1: m = 0
In this sub-case, the expressions for E() and () read
() = a
0
E() =
4

i=0
b
i

i
(A.1)
By substituting the latter expressions in Eq. (4.5), we obtain
12
3

i=1
i(i +1)b
i+1

i
+12
4

i=2
i(i 1)b
i

i
+24
4

i=0
b
i

i
24
3

i=0
(i +1)b
i+1

i
+48
4

i=1
ib
i

i
kL
4
a
0
( 2
3
+
4
) = 0 (A.2)
Equation (A.2) has to be satised for any . This requirement yields
24b
1
+24b
0
= 0
72b
2
+72b
1
ka
0
= 0
144b
3
+144b
2
= 0
240b
4
+240b
3
+2kL
4
a
0
= 0
360b
4
kL
4
a
0
= 0
(A.3)
To satisfy the compatibility equations, b
i
, where i = {0, 1, 2, 3}, have to be as
follows:
b
3
= 2b
4
b
2
= 2b
4
b
1
= 3b
4
b
0
= 3b
4
(A.4)
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To summarize, if conditions (A.1) are satised, where b
i
are givenby Eq. (A.4),
then, the fundamental mode shape is expressed by Eq. (4.45), where the
fundamental natural frequency reads

2
= 360
I
A
b
4
a
0
L
4
(A.5)
Case 2: m = 1
In this sub-case, the expressions for E() and () read
() = a
0
+a
1
E() =
5

i=0
b
i

i
By substituting the latter expressions in Eq. (4.5), we obtain
12
4

i=1
i(i +1)b
i+1

i
+12
5

i=2
i(i 1)b
i

i
+24
5

i=0
b
i

i
24
4

i=0
(i +1)b
i+1

i
+48
5

i=1
ib
i

i
kL
4
a
0
( 2
3
+
4
) kL
4
a
1
( 2
3
+
4
) = 0 (A.6)
Equation (A.6) has to be satised for any . This requirement yields
24b
1
+24b
0
= 0
72b
2
+72b
1
kL
4
a
0
= 0
144b
3
+144b
2
kL
4
a
1
= 0
240b
4
+240b
3
+2kL
4
a
0
= 0
360b
5
+360b
4
+2kL
4
a
1
kL
4
a
0
= 0
504b
5
+kL
4
a
0
= 0
(A.7)
To satisfy the compatibility equations, b
i
, where i = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}, have to be
as follows:
b
4
=
9a
1
7a
0
5a
1
b
5
b
3
=
9a
1
+14a
0
5a
1
b
5
b
2
=
17a
1
28a
0
10a
1
b
5
b
1
=
17a
1
+42a
0
10a
1
b
5
b
0
=
17a
1
+42a
0
10a
1
b
5
(A.8)
To summarize, if conditions (A.13) are satised, where b
i
are given by
Eq. (A.8), then, the fundamental mode shape is expressed by Eq. (4.45), where
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the fundamental natural frequency reads

2
= 504
I
A
b
5
a
1
L
4
(A.9)
Case 3: m = 2
In this sub-case, the expressions for E() and () read
() = a
0
+a
1
+a
2

2
E() =
6

i=0
b
i

i
(A.10)
By substituting the latter expressions in Eq. (4.5), we obtain
12
5

i=1
i(i +1)b
i+1

i
+12
6

i=2
i(i 1)b
i

i
+24
6

i=0
b
i

i
24
5

i=0
(i +1)b
i+1

i
+48
6

i=1
ib
i

i
kL
4
(a
0
+a
1
+a
2

2
)( 2
3
+
4
) = 0 (A.11)
Equation (A.6) has to be satised for any . This requirement yields
24b
1
+24b
0
= 0
72b
2
+72b
1
kL
4
a
0
= 0
144b
3
+144b
2
kL
4
a
1
= 0
240b
4
+240b
3
+2kL
4
a
0
kL
4
a
2
= 0
360b
5
+360b
4
+2kL
4
a
1
kL
4
a
0
= 0
504b
6
+504b
5
+2kL
4
a
2
kL
4
a
1
= 0
672b
6
kL
4
a
2
= 0
(A.12)
To satisfy the compatibility equations, b
i
, where i = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} has to be
as follows:
b
5
=
5a
2
4a
1
3a
2
b
6
b
4
=
25a
2
+36a
1
28a
0
15a
2
b
6
b
3
=
17a
2
36a
1
56a
0
15a
2
b
6
b
2
=
17a
2
+34a
1
56a
0
15a
2
b
6
b
1
=
17a
2
36a
1
+84a
0
15a
2
b
6
b
0
=
17a
2
36a
1
+84a
0
15a
2
b
6
(A.13)
To summarize, if conditions (A.27) are satised, where b
i
are given by
Eq. (A.13), then, the fundamental mode shape is expressed by Eq. (4.45),
where the fundamental natural frequency reads

2
= 672
I
A
b
6
a
2
L
4
(A.14)
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Appendix B: General Case of Mass Density
Substitution of the mode shape in Eq. (4.236) in Eq. (4.234) yields
(6
3
+12
4

2
+20
5

3
)
+4

i=2
i(i 1)
i

i2
+(12
3
+48
4
+120
5

2
)
+4

i=1
i
i

i1
+(24
4
+120
5
)
+4

i=0

4
( +
3

3
+
4

4
+
5

5
)

i=0

i
= 0 (B.1)
Adjusting the indices so that the general power in each sum is given by i,
we get
6
3
m+3

i=1
i(i +1)b
i+1

i
+12
4
m+4

i=2
i(i 1)b
i

i
+20
5
m+5

i=3
(i 1)(i 2)b
i1

i
+12
3
m+3

i=0
(i +1)b
i+1

i
+48
4
m+4

i=1
ib
i

i
+120
5
m+5

i=2
(i 1)b
i1

i
+24
4
m+4

i=0
b
i

i
+120
5
m+5

i=1
b
i1

i
kL
4
m+4

i=1
a
i=1

i
kL
4

3
m+3

i=3
a
i3

i
kL
4

4
m+4

i=4
a
i4

i
kL
4

5
m+5

i=5
a
i5

i
= 0 (B.2)
For easy identication we explicitly display those recursive relations arising
from Eq. (B.2) that do not involve a contribution from each of the summations.
The general recursive relation in which there is a contribution from each sum-
mation and the range of values of i to which it applies is also given. Thus,
from Eq. (B.2) we get
from i = 0:
3
b
1
+2
4
b
0
= 0 (B.3)
from i = 1: 120
5
b
0
+72
4
b
1
+36
3
b
2
kL
4
a
0
= 0 (B.4)
from i = 2: 240
5
b
1
+144
4
b
2
+72
3
b
3
kL
4
a
1
= 0 (B.5)
from i = 3: 400
5
b
2
+240
4
b
3
+120
3
b
4
kL
4
(a
2
+
3
a
0
) = 0 (B.6)
from i = 4: 600
5
b
3
+360
4
b
4
+180
3
b
5
kL
4
(a
3
+
3
a
1
+
4
a
0
) = 0
(B.7)
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from 5 i m+1: (i +1)(i +2)[20
5
b
i1
+12
4
b
i
+6
3
b
i+1
]
kL
4
[a
i1
+
3
a
i3
+
4
a
i4
+
5
a
i5
] = 0 (B.8)
from i = m+2: (m+3)(m+4)[20
5
b
m+1
+12
4
b
m+2
+6
3
b
m+3
]
kL
4
(
3
a
m1
+
4
a
m2
+
5
a
m3
) = 0 (B.9)
from i = m+3: (m+3)(m+4)[20
5
b
m+1
+12
4
b
m+2
+6
3
b
m+3
]
kL
4
(
3
a
m1
+
4
a
m2
+
5
a
m3
) = 0 (B.10)
from i = m+4: (m+5)(m+6)(20
5
b
m+3
+12
4
b
m+4
)
kL
4
(
4
a
m
+
5
a
m1
) = 0 (B.11)
from i = m+5: [20(m+4)(m+3) +120(m+4) +120]
5
b
m+4
kL
4

5
a
m
= 0 (B.12)
We get m+6 homogeneous equations with m+6 unknowns. For a non-trivial
solution, the determinant
=

2
4

1
0 0 0
120
5
72
4
36
3
0 0 L
4
a
0
0 240
5
144
4
72
3
0 0 L
4
a
1
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0 0 20m
2
+260m+840 L
4

5
a
m

(B.13)
must vanish. Resolving the determinant with respect to the last column we get
=

j
(1)
m+6+j
m
j,m+6
D
j,m+6
(B.14)
These minors have a tridiagonal nature. Each of the minors is easily reducible
to the following determinant:
D
m+5
=

r
11
1 0 0
1 r
22
1
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0
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which, according to Noble and Daniel (1977) can be calculated recursively:
D
m+5
= r
m+5
D
m+4
D
m+3
(B.16)
Thus, the algorithm is given for an analytical calculation of the determinant.
For the system parameter for which it equals zero, the last equation (B.12),
after solving for k, yields
k = (20m
2
+260m+840)b
m+4
/L
4
a
m
(B.17)
It is interesting to compare Eq. (B.17) with the fundamental natural
frequency obtained by Candan and Elishakoff (2000):
k = (12m
2
+132m+360)b
m+4
/L
4
a
m
(B.18)
For the constant density case, i.e., m = 0, the ratio of the second frequency to
the rst one is not 2 : 1 (as in the case of a uniform beam) but
_
840/360 : 1.
We now proceed to obtain the coefcients b
i
in terms of the a
i
and b
m+4
as follows: substituting for k from Eq. (B.12) into Eq. (B.11) and solving for
b
m+3
we obtain b
m+3
as a function of b
m+4
, a
m
and a
m1
. Substituting for
b
m+3
and k into Eq. (B.10) we obtain b
m+2
as a function of b
m+4
, a
m
, a
m1
and
a
m2
. Continuing in this way we derive all coefcients b
i
in terms of b
m+4
and the a
i
.
Appendix C: Uniformly Distributed Axial Load (m = 0)
In this appendix we look for solutions for n larger than 1, since closed-form
solutions were derived for n = 0, for pinned beams with uniform axial load
density. With the general mode shape given in Eq.(5.11), we calculate the rst
term of the governing equation
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_
=(n +3)(n +4)[(n +1)(n +2)b
0

n
+(n +2)(n +3)b
1

n+1
+(n +3)(n +4)b
2

n+2
+(n +4)(n +5)b
3

n+3
]
(n +3)(n +4)(2b
1
+6b
2
+12b
3

2
) (C.1)
The second term in Eq. (5.26) reads
q
0
L
3
d
d
_
N()
d
d
_
= q
0
L
3
_
(n +3)(n +4)(
n+2
) (n +4)
2

n+3
+
3
2
(n +3)(n +4)
2

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)
_
(C.2)
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We have to collect terms with identical powers of . It is important to know
how the power of the rst term in Eq. (C.1), namely n, relates to the power of
the last term that equals 2. Hence, two special cases arise: n > 2 and n 2.
Let us rst concentrate on the case n = 1; we obtain a homogeneous set of
ve linear algebraic equations for ve unknowns:
40b
1

7
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.3a)
120b
2
+120b
0
20q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.3b)
240b
3
+240b
1
+30q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.3c)
400b
2
+20q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.3d)
600b
3
25q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.3e)
The determinant of the set (C.3), which equals 6,912,000,000L
3
, is non-zero.
Thus, the solution of (C.3) is trivial. Now, consider the case n = 2; we
deduce from the governing differential equation a set of six equations for
ve unknowns:
60b
1
4q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.4a)
180b
2
30q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.4b)
360b
+
360b
0
+45q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.4c)
b
1
= 0 (C.4d)
900b
2
+30q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.4e)
1260b
3
36q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.4f)
We note that a combination of Eqs. (C.4a) and (C.4d) yields q
0
= 0, which
is a trivial solution for the critical buckling load. We turn now to the
case n > 2. Equating the difference of the expressions (C.1) and (C.2) to
zero for every within the interval [0; 1], we obtain the following set of
equations:
from
0
: 2(n +3)(n +4)b
1

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.5a)
from
1
: 6(n +3)(n +4)b
2
(n +3)(n +4)q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.5b)
from
2
: 12(n +3)(n +4)b
3
+
3
2
(n +3)(n +4)q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.5c)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (C.5d)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (C.5e)
from
n+2
: (n +3)(n +4)b
2
+q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.5f)
from
n+3
: (n +3)(n +5)b
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (C.5g)
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We note again that a combination of Eqs. (C.5a) and (C.5e) imposes q
0
= 0.
We obtain, therefore, a trivial solution.
Appendix D: Linearly Varying Distributed Axial Load (m = 1)
In this appendix, we are looking for solutions for n larger than 1, since
closed-form solutions were derived for n = 0, for pinned beams with linearly
varying axial load density. With the general mode shape given in Eq. (5.11),
we calculate the rst term of the governing equation:
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_
= (n +3)(n +4)
_
(n +1)(n +2)b
0

n
+(n +2)(n +3)b
1

n+1
+(n +3)(n +4)b
2

n+2
+(n +4)(n +5)b
3

n+3
+(n +5)(n +6)
n+4
(2b
1
+6b
2
+12b
3

2
+20b
4

3
)
_
(D.1)
The second term in Eq. (5.26) reads
q
0
L
3
d
d
_
N()
d
d
_
= q
0
L
3
_
(n +3)(n +4)(1 +g
1
)(
n+2
)
g
1
(n +4)(n +5)
n+4
+(n +4)
2

n+3
+2g
1
(n +3)(n +4)
3
+
3
2
(n +3)(n +4)
2

1
3
g
1
(n
2
+7n +6)
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)
_
(D.2)
We collect terms with identical powers of . Hence, two special cases arise:
n 3 and n > 3. Let us rst concentrate on the case n = 1; we obtain a
homogeneous set of six linear algebraic equations for six unknowns
40b
1

7
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.3a)
120b
2
+120b
0
q
0
L
3
(20 +
37
7
g
1
) = 0 (D.3b)
240b
3
+240b
1
+30q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.3c)
400b
4
+400b
2
+q
0
L
3
(20 +30g
1
) = 0 (D.3d)
600b
3
25q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.3e)
840b
4
15q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (D.3f)
The determinant of the set (D.3), which equals 5,806,080,000,000L
3
, is non-
zero. Thus, the solution of (D. 3) is trivial. Now, consider the case n=2; we
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deduce from the governing differential equation a set of seven equations for
six unknowns
60b
1
4q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.4a)
180b
2
q
0
L
3
(30 +19g
1
) = 0 (D.4b)
360b
3
+360b
0
+45q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.4c)
600b
4
+600b
1
+30q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (D.4d)
900b
2
+q
0
L
3
(30 +15g
1
) = 0 (D.4e)
1260b
3
36q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.4f)
1680b
4
21q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (D.4g)
In order to nd a non-trivial solution, the rank of the matrix of the set (D.4)
must be less than 6, leading to the requirement that all minors of order 6 be
zero. We then get seven inhomogeneous linear equations, among which two
are zero, with only one unknown g
1
. Some of the determinantal equations
coincide with each other; we reduce the equations in terms of the equations
involving minors to
987,614,208 +658,409,472g
1
= 0
164,602,368 9,258,832g
1
= 0
35,271,936 +23,514,624g
1
= 0
(D.5)
The set (D.5) has no solution, since we can easily note that the rst equation
of (D.5) yields a negative value for g
1
while the second yields a posit-
ive one. We conclude that only a trivial solution is associated with the
set (D.4):
For n = 3, instead of (D.4), we obtain
84b
1
6q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.6a)
252b
2
q
0
L
3
(27 +42g
1
) = 0 (D.6b)
504b
3
+63q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.6c)
840b
4
+840b
0
+42q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (D.6d)
b
1
= 0 (D.6e)
1764b
2
+q
0
L
3
(42 +21g
1
) = 0 (D.6f)
2352b
3
49q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.6g)
3024b
4
28q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (D.6h)
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We note that a combination of Eqs. (D.6a) and (D.6e) imposes the condition
that q
0
=0. We obtain, therefore, a trivial solution. We now turn to the case
n > 3. We obtain the following set of equations:
from
0
: 2(n +3)(n +4)b
1

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.7a)
from
1
: 6(n +3)(n +4)b
2
[(n +3)(n +4)(1 +g
1
/2)
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)g
1
]q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.7b)
from
2
: 12(n +3)(n +4)b
3
+
3
2
(n +3)(n +4)q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.7c)
from
3
: 20(n +3)(n +4)b
4
+2(n +3)(n +4)g
1
q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.7d)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (D.7e)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (D.7f)
from
n+2
: (n +3)(n +4)b
2
+q
0
L
3
(1 +g
1
/2) = 0 (D.7g)
from
n+3
: (n +3)(n +5)b
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.7h)
from
n+4
: (n +3)(n +6)b
4
g
1
/2q
0
L
3
= 0 (D.7i)
We note again that a combination of Eqs. (D.7a) and (D.7f) leads to q
0
= 0.
We obtain, therefore, a trivial solution.
Appendix E: Parabolically Varying Distributed
Axial Load (m = 2)
Here, we look for solutions for n larger than 2, since closed-form solutions
were derived for n = 0 and n = 1, and the case n = 2 was proved to be
non-realistic, for pinned beams with parabolically varying axial load density.
With the general mode shape given in Eq. (5.11), we calculate the rst term of
the governing equation:
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_
= (n +3)(n +4)[(n +1)(n +2)b
0

n
+(n +2)(n +3)b
1

n+1
[7pt] +(n +3)(n +4)b
2

n+2
+(n +4)(n +5)b
3

n+3
+(n +5)(n +6)b
4

n+4
+(n +6)(n +7)b
5

n+5
(2b
1
+6b
2
+12b
3

2
+20b
4

3
+30b
5

4
)]
(E.1)
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The second term in Eq. (5.26) reads
q
0
L
3
d
d
_
N()
d
d
_
= q
0
L
3
_
_
1 +
g
1
2
+
g
2
3
_
(n +3)(n +4)(
n+2
)
(n +4)
2

n+3
+
3
2
(n +3)(n +4)
2

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)

_
g
1
2
_
_
(n +4)(n +5)
n+4
2(n +3)(n +4)
3
+
1
3
(n
2
+7n +6)
_

_
g
2
3
_
_
(n +4)(n +6)
n+5

5
2
(n +4)(n +5)
4
+
1
2
(n
2
+7n +6)
2
__
(E.2)
We collect terms with identical powers of . It is important to establish how
the power of the rst term n relates to the power, 4, of the last term. Hence,
two special cases arise: n 4 and n > 4. Let us rst concentrate on the case
n = 3; we obtain a homogeneous set of nine linear algebraic equations for
seven unknowns:
84b
1
6q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.3a)
252b
2
q
0
L
3
(42 +27g
1
+14g
2
) = 0 (E.3b)
504b
3
+q
0
L
3
(63 6g
2
) = 0 (E.3c)
840b
3
+840b
0
+42q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (E.3d)
1260b
5
+1260b
1
+35q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (E.3e)
1764b
2
+q
0
L
3
(42 +21g
1
+14g
2
) = 0 (E.3f)
2352b
3
49q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.3g)
3024b
4
28q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (E.3h)
3780b
5
21q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (E.3i)
In order to nd a non-trivial solution, the rank of the matrix of the set (E.3)
must be less than 7, or all minors of order 7 must be zero. We then get 55
inhomogeneous linear equations, with only 2 unknowns g
1
and g
2
, which
has no solution when q
0
is non-zero. Therefore, no solution is also obtainable
for the exural rigidity coefcients and the natural frequency. For n = 4,
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instead of (E.3), we obtain
112b
1

25
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.4a)
336b
2
q
0
L
3
(56 +
109
3
g
1
+
56
3
g
2
) = 0 (E.4b)
672b
3
+q
0
L
3
(84
25
3
g
2
) = 0 (E.4c)
1120b
4
+56q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (E.4d)
1680b
5
+1680b
0
+
140
3
q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (E.4e)
b
1
= 0 (E.4f)
3136b
2
+q
0
L
3
(56 +28g
1
+
56
3
g
2
) = 0 (E.4g)
4032b
3
64q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.4h)
5040b
4
36q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (E.4i)
6160b
5

80
3
q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (E.4j)
We note that a combination of Eqs. (E.4a) and (E.4f) requires q
0
= 0. We
obtain, therefore, a trivial solution. We now turn to the case n>4. We obtain
the following set of equations:
from
0
: 2(n +3)(n +4)b
1

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.5a)
from
1
: 6(n +3)(n +4)b
2
[(n +3)(n +4)(1 +g
1
/2 +g
2
/3)
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)g
1
]q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.5b)
from
2
: 12(n +3)(n +4)b
3
+
_
3
2
(n +3)(n +4) (g
2
/6)(n
2
+7n +6)
_
q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.5c)
from
3
: 20(n +3)(n +4)b
4
+2(n +3)(n +4)g
1
q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.5d)
from
4
: 30(n +3)(n +4)b
5
+
5
6
(n +3)(n +4)g
2
q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.5e)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (E.5f)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (E.5g)
from
n+2
: (n +3)(n +4)b
2
+q
0
L
3
(1 +g
1
/2 +g
2
/3) = 0 (E.5h)
from
n+3
: (n +3)(n +5)b
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (E.5i)
from
n+4
: (n +3)(n +6)b
4
g
1
q
0
L
3
/2 = 0 (E.5j)
from
n+5
: (n +3)(n +7)b
5
g
2
q
0
L
3
/3 = 0 (E.5k)
We note again that a combination of Eqs. (E.5a) and (E.5g) imposes the
conditions q
0
= 0. We obtain, therefore, a trivial solution.
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Appendix F: Cubically Varying Distributed Axial Load (m = 3)
Here, we look for solutions for n larger than 2, since closed-form solu-
tions were derived for n equal to zero, one or two, for pinned beams
with cubic axial load density. With the general mode shape given in
Eq. (5.11), we calculate the rst and second terms of the governing equation
in Eq. (5.26):
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_
= (n +3)(n +4)[(n +1)(n +2)b
0

n
+(n +2)(n +3)b
1

n+1
+(n +3)(n +4)b
2

n+2
+(n +4)(n +5)b
3

n+3
+(n +5)(n +6)b
4

n+4
+(n +6)(n +7)b
5

n+5
+(n +7)(n +8)
n+6
(2b
1
+6b
2
+12b
3

2
+20b
4

3
+30b
5

4
+42b
6

5
)] (F.1)
q
0
L
3
d
d
_
N()
d
d
_
= q
0
L
3
__
1 +
g
1
2
+
g
2
2
_
(n +3)(n +4)(
n
+2 )
(n +4)
2

n+3
+
3
2
(n +3)(n +4)
2

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)

_
g
1
2
_ _
(n +4)(n +5)
n+4
2(n +3)(n +4)
3
+
1
3
(n
2
+7n +6)
_

_
g
2
3
_ _
(n +4)(n +6)
n+5

5
2
(n +4)(n +5)
4
+
1
2
(n
2
+7n +6)
2
_

_
g
3
4
_ _
(n +4)(n +7)
n+6
3(n +3)(n +4)
5
+
2
3
(n
2
+7n +6)
3
__
(F.2)
Here, two special cases arise: n > 5 and n 5. Let us rst concentrate on the
case n = 3; we obtain a homogeneous set of ten linear algebraic equations for
eight unknowns:
84b
1
6q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.3a)
252b
2
q
0
L
3
_
42 +27g
1
+14g
2
+
21
2
g
3
_
= 0 (F.3b)
504b
3
+q
0
L
3
(63 6g
2
) = 0 (F.3c)
840b
4
+840b
0
+q
0
L
3
(42g
1
6g
3
) = 0 (F.3d)
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1260b
5
+1260b
1
+35q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (F.3e)
1764b
6
+1764b
2
+q
0
L
3
(42 +21g
1
+14g
2
+42g
3
) = 0 (F.3f)
2352b
3
49q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.3g)
3024b
4
28q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (F.3h)
3780b
5
21q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (F.3i)
4620b
6

35
2
q
0
L
3
g
3
= 0 (F.3j)
In order to nd a non-trivial solution, the rank of the matrix of the set (F.3)
must be less than 8, or all minors of order 8 must be zero. We then get a set of 45
inhomogeneous linear equations, with only 3 unknowns g
1
, g
2
and g
3
, which
has no solution when q
0
is non-zero. Therefore, no solution is obtainable for
the exural rigidity coefcients and the natural frequency also. For n = 4,
instead of the set (F.3), we obtain
112b
1

25
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.4a)
336b
2
q
0
L
3
_
56 +
100
3
g
1
+
56
3
g
2
+14g
3
_
= 0 (F.4b)
672b
3
+q
0
L
3
_
84
25
3
g
2
_
= 0 (F.4c)
1120b
4
+q
0
L
3
_
56g
1

25
3
g
3
_
= 0 (F.4d)
1680b
5
+1680b
0
+
140
3
q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (F.4e)
2352b
3
+2352b
1
+42q
0
L
3
g
3
= 0 (F.4f)
3136b
2
+q
0
L
3
_
56 +28g
1
+
56
3
g
2
+14g
3
_
= 0 (F.4g)
4032b
3
64q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.4h)
5040b
4
36q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (F.4i)
6160b
5

80
3
q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (F.4j)
7392b
6
22q
0
L
3
g
3
= 0 (F.4k)
whose solution is trivial, with all unknowns equal to zero. When n = 5, we
have 12 equations with, again, 8 unknowns
144b
1
11q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.5a)
432b
2
q
0
L
3
(72 +47g
1
+24g
2
+18g
3
) = 0 (F.5b)
864b
3
+q
0
L
3
(108 11g
2
) = 0 (F.5c)
1,440b
4
+q
0
L
3
(72g
1
11g
3
) = 0 (F.5d)
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2,160b
5
+60q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (F.5e)
3,024b
6
+3,024b
0
+54q
0
L
3
g
3
= 0 (F.5f)
b
1
= 0 (F.5g)
5,184b
2
+q
0
L
3
(72 +36g
1
+24g
2
+18g
3
) = 0 (F.5h)
6,480b
3
81q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.5i)
7,920b
4
45q
0
L
3
g
1
= 0 (F.5j)
9,504b
5
33q
0
L
3
g
2
= 0 (F.5k)
11,232b
6
27q
0
L
3
g
3
= 0 (F.5l)
We note that combining Eq. (F.5a) and (F.5g) we get q
0
= 0, which leads to
all unknowns being zero, which represents a trivial solution. We turn now to
the case n > 5. We obtain the following set of equations:
from
0
: 2(n +3)(n +4)b
1

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.6a)
from
1
: 6(n +3)(n +4)b
2
[(n +3)(n +4)(1 +g
1
/2 +g
2
/3 +g
3
/4)
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)g
1
]q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.6b)
from
2
: 12(n +3)(n +4)b
3
+[3/2(n +3)(n +4)
(g
2
/6)(n
2
+7n +6)]q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.6c)
from
3
: 20(n +3)(n +4)b
4
+[2(n +3)(n +4)g
1
(g
3
/6)(n
2
+7n +6)]q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.6d)
from
4
: 30(n +3)(n +4)b
5
+
5
6
(n +3)(n +4)g
2
q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.6e)
from
5
: 42(n +3)(n +4)b
6
+
3
4
(n +3)(n +4)g
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.6f)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (F.6g)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (F.6h)
from
n+2
: (n +3)(n +4)b
2
+q
0
L
3
(1 +g
1
/2)
+(g
2
/3) +(g
3
/4) = 0 (F.6i)
from
n+3
: (n +3)(n +5)b
3
q
0
L
3
= 0 (F.6j)
from
n+4
: (n +3)(n +6)b
4
g
1
q
0
L
3
/2 = 0 (F.6k)
from
n+5
: (n +3)(n +7)b
5
g
2
q
0
L
3
/3 = 0 (F.6l)
from
n+6
: (n +3)(n +8)b
6
g
3
q
0
L
3
/4 = 0 (F.6m)
We note again that a combination of Eqs. (F.6a) and (F.6h) imposes the
condition q
0
= 0. We obtain, therefore, a trivial solution.
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Appendix G: Constant Inertial Coefcient (m = 0)
In this appendix, we look for solutions for n larger than 2, since closed-form
solutions were derived for n = 0 and n = 1, for pinned beams with constant
mass density. With the general mode shape given in Eq. (5.88), we calculate
the rst term of the governing equation, namely Eq. (5.89):
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_
= (n +3)(n +4)[(n +1)(n +2)b
0

n
+(n +2)(n +3)b
1

n+1
+(n +3)(n +4)b
2

n+2
+(n +4)(n +5)b
3

n+3
+(n +5)(n +6)b
4

n+4
] (n
2
+7n +12)
(2b
1
+6b
2
+12b
3

2
+20b
4

3
) (G.1)
The second term in Eq. (5.89) reads

2
R() =
2
r
0
[
n+4

1
6
(n
2
+7n +12)
3
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)] (G.2)
We have to collect terms with identical powers of . It is important to know
how the power of the rst term in Eq. (G.1), namely n, relates to the power of
the last term, which equals 3. Hence, two special cases arise: n > 3 and n 3.
Let us rst concentrate on the case n = 2; we obtain the following set of seven
equations for six unknowns:
b
1
= 0 (G.3a)
180b
2
4r
0

2
= 0 (G.3b)
b
3
+b
0
= 0 (G.3c)
600b
4
+600b
1
+5r
0

2
= 0 (G.3d)
b
2
= 0 (G.3e)
b
3
= 0 (G.3f)
1680b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (G.3g)
From Eqs. (G.3b) and (G.3e), r
0
yielding a trivial solution.
Now, consider the case n = 3; we deduce from the governing differential
equation a set of eight homogeneous equations for six unknowns:
b
1
= 0 (G.4a)
252b
2
6r
0

2
= 0 (G.4b)
b
3
= 0 (G.4c)
840b
4
+840b
0
+7r
0

2
= 0 (G.4d)
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b
1
= 0 (G.4e)
b
2
= 0 (G.4f)
b
3
= 0 (G.4g)
3024b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (G.4h)
As for the case n = 2, from Eqs. (G.4b) and (G.4f), r
0

2
is zero, leading to a
trivial solution.
We now turn to the case n > 3. Equating the difference of the expressions
(G.1) and (G.2) to zero for every within the interval [0; 1], we obtain the
following set of equations:
from
0
: b
1
= 0 (G.5a)
from
1
: 6(n
2
+7n +12)b
2
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
0

2
= 0 (G.5b)
from
2
: b
3
= 0 (G.5c)
from
3
: 20(n
2
+7n +12)b
2

1
6
(n
2
+7n +12)r
0

2
= 0 (G.5d)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (G.5e)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (G.5f)
from
n+2
: b
2
= 0 (G.5g)
from
n+3
: b
3
= 0 (G.5h)
from
n+4
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +5)(n +6)b
4
r
0

2
0 (G.5i)
Substituting b
2
= 0 from Eq. (G.5g) into (G.5b), we get r
0

2
= 0, which in
view of the rest of the equations results in all unknowns being zero; i.e., in
the case n > 3, only a trivial solution is derived.
Appendix H: Linearly Varying Inertial Coefcient (m = 1)
We look for solutions for n larger than 0, since closed-form solutions were
already derived for n=0. With the general mode shape given in Eq. (5.88),
we calculate the rst term of the governing equation, Eq. (5.89):
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_
= (n +3)(n +4)[(n +1)(n +2)b
0

n
+(n +2)(n +3)b
1

n+1
+(n +3)(n +4)b
2

n+2
+(n +4)(n +5)b
3

n+3
+(n +5)(n +6)b
4

n+4
+(n +6)(n +7)b
5

n+5
]
(n
2
+7n +12)(2b
1
+6b
2
+12b
3

2
+20b
4

3
+30b
5

4
)
(H.1)
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while the second term in Eq. (5.89) is

2
R() =
2
_
r
0

n+4

1
6
r
0
(n
2
+7n +12)
3
+
1
6
r
0
(n
2
+7n +6)
+r
1

n+5

1
6
r
1
(n
2
+7n +12)
4
+
1
6
r
1
(n
2
+7n +6)
2
_
(H.2)
It is important to establish howthe power of the rst termin Eq. (H.1), namely
n, relates to the power of the last term, which equals 4. Hence, two special
cases arise: n > 4 and n 4. Concerning the particular case n = 1, we obtain
the following set of seven equations for seven unknowns:
b
1
= 0 (H.3a)
120b
2
+120b
0

7
3
r
0

2
= 0 (H.3b)
240b
3
+240b
1

7
3
r
1

2
= 0 (H.3c)
400b
4
+400b
2
+
10
3
r
0

2
= 0 (H.3d)
600b
5
+600b
3
+
10
3
r
1

2
= 0 (H.3e)
840b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (H.3f)
1120b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (H.3g)
The determinant of the systemequals 1,316,044,800,000,000r
1
. Since the sys-
tem is homogeneous, to nd a non-trivial solution, the determinant must
vanish. This condition yields r
1
= 0; i.e., the mass density is constant; this
contradicts the description of the problem.
Now, consider the case n = 2; we deduce from the governing differential
equation a set of eight homogeneous equations for seven unknowns:
b
1
= 0 (H.4a)
180b
2
4r
0

2
= 0 (H.4b)
360b
3
+360b
0
4r
1

2
= 0 (H.4c)
600b
4
+600b
1
+5r
0

2
= 0 (H.4d)
900b
5
+900b
2
+5r
1

2
= 0 (H.4e)
b
3
= 0 (H.4f)
1680b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (H.4g)
2160b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (H.4h)
In order to nd a non-trivial solution, the rank of the matrix of the set
(H.4) must be less than 7. In view of the denition of the rank, all eight
minors of order 7 of the matrix of (H.4) should vanish. This leads to a
set of eight linear algebraic equations for two unknowns r
0
and r
1
. The
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solution of this set turns out to be r
1
= r
0
= 0, yielding a trivial solution
for the set (H.4).
Now, consider the case n = 3; we obtain from the governing differential
equation a set of nine equations for seven unknowns:
b
1
= 0 (H.5a)
252b
2
6r
0

2
= 0 (H.5b)
504b
3
6r
1

2
= 0 (H.5c)
840b
4
+840b
0
+7r
0

2
= 0 (H.5d)
1260b
5
+1260b
1
+7r
1

2
= 0 (H.5e)
b
2
= 0 (H.5f)
b
3
= 0 (H.5g)
3024b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (H.5h)
3780b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (H.5i)
From Eqs. (H.5b) and (H.5f) we determine that r
0

2
is zero, and from
Eqs. (H.5c) and (H.5g) we have r
1

2
is zero. Hence, all unknowns are zero.
For the case n = 4, we have a set of ten equations for seven unknowns
b
1
= 0 (H.6a)
336b
2

25
3
r
0

2
= 0 (H.6b)
672b
3

25
3
r
1

2
= 0 (H.6c)
1120b
4
+
28
3
r
0

2
= 0 (H.6d)
1680b
5
+1680b
0
+
28
3
r
1

2
= 0 (H.6e)
b
1
= 0 (H.6f)
b
2
= 0 (H.6g)
b
3
= 0 (H.6h)
5040b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (H.6i)
6160b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (H.6j)
As for the case n = 3, Eqs. (H.6b) and (H.6g) yield r
0

2
= 0, and Eqs. (H.6c)
and (H.6h) yield r
1

2
= 0, which leads to a trivial solution.
We turntothe case n > 4. Stipulatingthe difference betweenthe expressions
(H.1) and (H.2) to be zero for every within the interval [0; 1], we obtain the
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following set of equations:
from
0
: b
1
= 0 (H.7a)
from
1
: 6(n
2
+7n +12)b
2
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
0

2
= 0 (H.7b)
from
2
: 12(n
2
+7n +12)b
3
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
1

2
= 0 (H.7c)
from
3
: 20(n
2
+7n +12)b
4

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
0

2
= 0 (H.7d)
from
4
: 30(n
2
+7n +12)b
5

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
1

2
= 0 (H.7e)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (H.7f)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (H.7g)
from
n+2
: b
2
= 0 (H.7h)
from
n+3
: b
3
= 0 (H.7i)
from
n+4
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +5)(n +6)b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (H.7j)
from
n+5
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +6)(n +7)b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (H.7k)
Substituting b
2
= 0 from Eq. (H.7h) into (H.7b), we get r
0

2
= 0; likewise,
substituting b
3
= 0 from Eq. (H.7i) into (H.7c), we get r
1

2
= 0, which in
view of the rest of the equations results in all unknowns being zero; i.e., in
the case n > 4, only a trivial solution is derived.
Appendix I: Parabolically Varying Inertial Coefcient (m = 2)
We are looking for solutions for n larger than 3, since closed-form solutions
were derived for n = 0, 1, 2, 3 in Section 5.2.6. With the general mode shape
given in Eq. (5.88), we calculate the left-hand side of equation (5.89):
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_

2
R() = (n +3)(n +4)
6

i=0
(i +b +1)(i +n +2)b
i

i+n
(n
2
+7n +12)
6

i=1
i(i +1)b
i

i1

2
[r
0

n+4

1
6
r
0
(n
2
+7n +12)
3
+
1
6
r
0
(n
2
+7n +6) +r
1

n+5

1
6
r
1
(n
2
+7n +12)
4
+
1
6
r
1
(n
2
+7n +6)
2
+r
2

n+6

1
6
r
2
(n
2
+7n +12)
5
+
1
6
r
2
(n
2
+7n +6)
3
]
(I.1)
We have to establish how the parameter n, relates to the power of the last
term, which equals 5. Hence, two special cases arise: n > 5 and n 5.
Consider now the case n = 4; we obtain from the governing differential
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equation a set of 11 homogeneous equations for 8 unknowns:
b
1
= 0 (I.2a)
336b
2

25
3
r
0

2
= 0 (I.2b)
672b
3

25
3
r
1

2
= 0 (I.2c)
1120b
4
+
28
3
r
0

25
3
r
2

2
= 0 (I.2d)
1680b
5
+1680b
0
+
28
3
r
1

2
= 0 (I.2e)
2352b
6
+2352b
1
+
28
3
r
2

2
= 0 (I.2f)
b
2
= 0 (I.2g)
b
3
= 0 (I.2h)
5040b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (I.2i)
6160b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (I.2j)
7392r
6
r
2

2
= 0 (I.2k)
It is easily seen that this system has no solution different from the trivial
solution b
0
= b
1
= = b
6
= 0.
When n = 5, we get the following set
b
1
= 0 (I.3a)
432b
2
11r
0

2
= 0 (I.3b)
864b
3
11r
1

2
= 0 (I.3c)
1,440b
4
+12r
0

2
11r
2

2
= 0 (I.3d)
2,160b
5
+12r
1

2
= 0 (I.3e)
3,024b
6
+3,024b
0
+12r
2

2
= 0 (I.3f)
b
1
= 0 (I.3g)
b
2
= 0 (I.3h)
b
3
= 0 (I.3i)
7,920b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (I.3j)
9,504b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (I.3k)
11,232r
6
r
2

2
= 0 (I.3l)
As in the previous case, one can easily see that only the trivial solution is
obtainable.
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For the general case n > 5, we obtain the following set of equations:
from
0
: b
1
= 0 (I.4a)
from
1
: 6(n
2
+7n +12)b
2
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
0

2
= 0 (I.4b)
from
2
: 12(n
2
+7n +12)b
3
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
1

2
= 0 (I.4c)
from
3
: 20(n
2
+7n +12)b
4

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
0

2
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
2

2
= 0
(I.4d)
from
4
: 30(n
2
+7n +12)b
5

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
1

2
= 0 (I.4e)
from
5
: 42(n
2
+7n +12)b
6

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
2

2
= 0 (I.4f)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (I.4g)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (I.4h)
from
n+2
: b
2
= 0 (I.4i)
from
n+3
: b
3
= 0 (I.4j)
from
n+4
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +5)(n +6)b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (I.4k)
from
n+5
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +6)(n +7)b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (I.4l)
from
n+6
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +7)(n +8)b
6
r
2

2
= 0 (I.4m)
It can be proved that the only solution of the set (I.4) is the trivial one.
Appendix J: Cubic Inertial Coefcient (m = 3)
We are looking for solutions for n larger than 2, since closed-form
solutions were derived for n = 0, 1, 2 in Section 5.2.7. With the gen-
eral mode shape given in Eq. (5.88), we calculate the left-hand side of
Eqn. (5.89):
d
2
d
2
_
D()
d
2

d
2
_

2
R() = (n +3)(n +4)
7

i=0
(i +b +1)(i +n +2)b
i

i+n
(n
2
+7n +12)
7

i=1
i(i +1)b
i

i1

2
3

i=0
r
i

i
_

n+4

1
6
(n
2
+7n +12)
3
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)
_
(J.1)
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We have to establish how the parameter n relates to the power of the last
term, which equals 6. Hence, two special cases arise: n > 6 and n 6. Now
consider the case n = 3; we deduce from the governing differential equation
a set of 11 homogeneous equations for 8 unknowns:
b
1
= 0 (J.2a)
252b
2
6r
0

2
= 0 (J.2b)
504b
3
6r
1

2
= 0 (J.2c)
840b
4
+840b
0
+7r
0

2
6r
2

2
= 0 (J.2d)
1260b
5
+1260b
1
+7r
1

2
6r
3

2
= 0 (J.2e)
1764b
6
+1764b
0
+7r
2

2
= 0 (J.2f)
2352b
7
+1764b
3
+7r
3

2
= 0 (J.2g)
3024b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (J.2h)
3780b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (J.2i)
4620b
6
r
2

2
= 0 (J.2j)
5544b
7
r
3

2
= 0 (J.2k)
It is easily seen that this system has no solution different from the trivial
solution b
0
= b
1
= = b
7
= 0.
When n = 4, we get the following set:
b
1
= 0 (J.3a)
336b
2

25
3
r
0

2
= 0 (J.3b)
672b
3

25
3
r
1

2
= 0 (J.3c)
1120b
4
+
28
3
r
0

25
3
r
2

2
= 0 (J.3d)
1680b
5
+1680b
0
+
28
3
r
1

25
3
r
3

2
= 0 (J.3e)
2352b
6
+2352b
1
+
28
3
r
2

2
= 0 (J.3f)
3136b
7
+3136b
2
+
28
3
r
3

2
= 0 (J.3g)
b
3
= 0 (J.3h)
5040b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (J.3i)
6160b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (J.3j)
7392b
6
r
2

2
= 0 (J.3k)
8736b
7
r
3

2
= 0 (J.3l)
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As in the previous case, one can easily see that only the trivial solution is
obtainable.
Concerning n = 5, the following set of equations is derived from Eq. (J.1):
b
1
= 0 (J.4a)
432b
2
11r
0

2
= 0 (J.4b)
864b
3
11r
1

2
= 0 (J.4c)
1,440b
4
+12r
0

2
11r
2

2
= 0 (J.4d)
2,160b
5
+12r
1

2
11r
3

2
= 0 (J.4e)
3,024b
6
+3,024b
0
+12r
2

2
= 0 (J.4f)
4,032b
7
+4,032b
1
+12r
3

2
= 0 (J.4g)
b
2
= 0 (J.4h)
b
3
= 0 (J.4i)
7,920b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (J.4j)
9,504b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (J.4k)
11,232r
6
r
2

2
= 0 (J.4l)
13,104b
7
r
3

2
= 0 (J.4m)
As in the previous cases, it could be shown that the set (J.4) has only a trivial
solution.
When n = 6, we get
b
1
= 0 (J.5a)
540b
2
14r
0

2
= 0 (J.5b)
1,080b
3
14r
1

2
= 0 (J.5c)
1,800b
4
+15r
0

2
14r
2

2
= 0 (J.5d)
2,700b
5
+15r
1

2
14r
3

2
= 0 (J.5e)
3,780b
6
+15r
2

2
= 0 (J.5f)
5,040b
7
+5,040b
0
+15r
3

2
= 0 (J.5g)
b
1
= 0 (J.5h)
b
2
= 0 (J.5i)
b
3
= 0 (J.5j)
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11,880b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (J.5k)
14,040b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (J.5l)
16,380r
6
r
2

2
= 0 (J.5m)
18,900b
7
r
3

2
= 0 (J.5n)
which has a trivial solution.
For the general case n > 6, we deduce the following set of equations:
from
0
: b
1
= 0 (J.6a)
from
1
: 6(n
2
+7n +12)b
2
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
0

2
= 0 (J.6b)
from
2
: 12(n
2
+7n +12)b
3
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
1

2
= 0 (J.6c)
from
3
: 20(n
2
+7n +12)b
4

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
0

2
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
2

2
= 0
(J.6d)
from
4
: 30(n
2
+7n +12)b
5

1
6
(n
2
+7n +12)r
1

2
+
1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
3

2
= 0
(J.6e)
from
5
: 42(n
2
+7n +12)b
6

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
2

2
= 0 (J.6f)
from
6
: 56(n
2
+7n +12)b
7

1
6
(n
2
+7n +6)r
3

2
= 0 (J.6g)
from
n
: b
0
= 0 (J.6h)
from
n+1
: b
1
= 0 (J.6i)
from
n+2
: b
2
= 0 (J.6j)
from
n+3
: b
3
= 0 (J.6k)
from
n+4
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +5)(n +6)b
4
r
0

2
= 0 (J.6l)
from
n+5
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +6)(n +7)b
5
r
1

2
= 0 (J.6m)
from
n+6
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +7)(n +8)b
6
r
2

2
= 0 (J.6n)
from
n+7
: (n +3)(n +4)(n +8)(n +9)b
7
r
3

2
= 0 (J.6o)
It couldbe demonstratedthat the onlysolutionof the set (J.6) is the trivial one.
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