The Method of Undetermined Coefficients
razorjr.files.wordpress.com › 2010 › 05The Method of Undetermined Coefficients Consider the n-th order non-homogeneous equation with constant coefficients a 0 y n +a 1 y n!1 +.....+a n!1 y"+a n y=b(x) where a 0, a 1, …, a n are constant and b(x) is a non-constant function of x. Let y p(x) be a particular solution of the non-homogeneous equation, containing no arbitrary constants. Let y c(x) = c 1f
Undetermined Coefficients Examples
mathsci2.appstate.edu › ~cookwj › coursesExample: Let's solve the following non-homogeneous Cauchy-Euler linear differential equation using the method of undetermined coefficients: restart; t^2*diff('y(t)',t$2)+5*t*diff('y(t)',t)+4*'y(t)'=8*t^(-2); t2 d2 dt2 y t C5 t d dt y t C4 y t = 8 t2 Since the corresponding homogeneous equation is the same as the last example, we have...