UNDETERMINED

COEFFICIENTS
BY ANNIHILATOR APPROACH
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION P8
Differential Operator, D , is symbol to denote derivative of a function.
D=

Differential Operator, D, is called an operator for it transform a

differential function into another function.
Evaluate , and
where is called annihilator
ANNIHILATOR

The annihilator of a function, , is a differential operator that

obliterates or transform the function to 0.
.
 COMMON DIFFERENTIAL OPERATORS = ANNIHILATORS:

For Polynomial function of degree where is positive integer

For Exponential function, : where is any constant
For Product of Polynomial and Exponential functions, :
For Trigonometric Function or : where is any constant
For Product of Exponential & Trigonometric Function or :
Give the annihilators of the following functions:
a) ;
b) ;
c) ;
d) ;
e) ;
Solve using Annihilator Method

For

For use Annihilator Method

Factored Differential Form

Annihilated DE
Auxiliary Equation
Roots

Knock out similar terms

)=
Constant:
: or
; ; ;
and
+
Solve using Annihilator Method
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