Exercise 1501Calculus › Differential equations › Linear equations of order twoL2Added 2 Nov 2026
A second-order equation with a polynomial right-hand side
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Statement
Solve
Hint
The homogeneous solution uses and . Look for a particular solution of the form .
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Solution
Homogeneous equation. gives , so
Particular solution. Try . Then , and
Identifying with :
So
General solution.