Exercise 2076Calculus › Differential equations › Linear equations of order twoL2Added 2 Nov 2026
Superposition of right-hand sides
#superposition#double root#polynomial right-hand side
Statement
Solve
Hint
Use superposition. Solve first with right-hand side , then with .
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Solution
Homogeneous. As before, .
First particular solution. For , since is a double root, try with . Substituting:
We need . Integrating twice:
Taking for a particular solution:
Second particular solution. For , try . We found .
General solution.