Introductory Differential Equations

(3rd Edition)

Chapter 4.7, Problem 58E

Step-by-step solution

Step 1 of 6

We need to solve the differential equation is

Substituting , so that and in the equation

, we have

The corresponding homogenous equation is

Step 2 of 6

The characteristic equation for is

Step 3 of 6

Therefore, the general solution for the equation is

Step 4 of 6

Here, the forcing function is . So, the associated set of functions is

Since no function in F is a solution to the corresponding homogenous equation, therefore the

particular solution is a linear combination of the functions in F given as

, where is a constant to be determined.

Step 5 of 6

Since , so we have

and
Substituting into the left hand side of and setting the result equal to gives

us

Equating the coefficients of like terms and solving, we get

The particular solution of the non-homogenous equation is

Step 6 of 6

Hence, the general solution of the equation is

Returning to the original variable, the solution is

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