Method of Undetermined Coefficients
|
Term in F(x) |
Corresponding terms
in yp |
|
Cxk |
A0 + A1x + …. + Akxk |
|
Cemx |
Aemx |
|
C cos(Bx) or C sin(Bx) |
C1 cos(Bx) + C2 sin(Bx) |
If a term of yp coincides with a term of the homogeneous solution, multiply the term in yp by the smallest power of x that removes the duplication.
Substitute yp and its derivatives into the nonhomogeneous equation and solve for the coefficients.