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Expert-verifiedDecide whether or not the method of undetermined coefficients can be applied to find a particular solution to the given equation.
Yes, the method of undetermined coefficients can be applied.
Given equation,
Write the homogeneous differential equation of the equation (1),
The auxiliary equation for the above equation,
Solve the auxiliary equation,
The roots of the auxiliary equation are,
The complementary solution of the given equation is,
According to the method of undetermined coefficients,
The method of undetermined coefficients applies only to non-homogeneities that are polynomials, exponentials, sines, or cosines, or products of these functions, and R.H.S. of the differential equation has a finite family.
And the given R.H.S. of the equation has a final family.
The particular solution of equation (1),
Therefore, the method of undetermined coefficients can be applied.
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