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Homework Statement
Use the method of variation of parameters to determine the general solution of the given differential equation: y^(4) + 2y'' + y = sin(t)
Homework Equations
characteristic equation is factored down to (r^2 + 1)^2, so r = +/- i. this gives the general solution to be y(t) = c1*cos(t) + c2*sin(t) + c3*tcos(t) + c4*tsin(t) + Y(t) where Y(t) is the particular solution.
The Attempt at a Solution
ok. so i did the Wronskian W(cos(t), sin(t), tcos(t), tsin(t)) and after doing all the distribution, the terms ended up canceling out and it equaled 0. so i don't know what to do next since I'm pretty sure the Wronskian isn't supposed to equal 0.