OBTAINING THE ARBITRARY

CONSTANTS A & B
• These constants can be evaluated
when sufficient information is
provided. They are usually found from
the complete general solution y = CF
+PI.
• After the arbitrary constants have
been found and inserted in the
general solution, what is now obtained
is the Particular Solution (PS).
• Example:
• Solve given
• that when
Procedure:
• Find the C.F
• Find the P.I
• Obtain the G.S y = CF + PI
• Insert the conditions to obtain the P.S
• CF:

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For PI: assumed solution is

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Substituting these values into the
original equation, we have,
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• GS:

To find B, differentiate the G.S