Undetermiend Coeffecient Problem
So the problem is
y''+y=cosx y(0)=1 y(0)=-1
The roots are r^2=-1 (+i,-i)
so that would give a homogeneious equation of
y=c1cosx +c2sinx
but how do i figure out the other equation that i need? is it just as simple as y=Acosx?
if i go that route, then
y'=-Asinx
y''=-Acosx.
plugging that into the original equation, i would get -Acosx+Acosx=cosx. cosx=0
that doesn't seem right at all. i'm confused on how to figure out how to pick the second equation.
Re: Undetermiend Coeffecient Problem
The forcing function is cos(x), so your particular solution would ordinarily be y = A sin(x) + B cos(x). However, since cos(x) is already a part of the homogeneous solution, you add x's to the particular solution like: y = A x sin(x) + B x cos(x). See if that works.