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Homework Statement
Set up but do not solve for the appropriate particular solution yp for the differential equation
y''+25y=2xsin(5x)
using the Method of Undetermined Coefficients (primes indicate derivatives with respect to x).
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The Attempt at a Solution
I first solved the associated homogeneous equation and got the equation r^2+25r=0 and the roots are 0 and -5. So the equation becomes C1+C2e^(-5x).
I separated 2x as (Ax+B) then seeing as it's being multiplied by sin (5x), I can just do (Ax+B)cos(5x)+(Cx+D)sin(5x). I check this solution with my homogeneous and there are no repeated terms. I tried entering this solution in (Ax+B)cos(5x)+(Cx+D)sin(5x and it keeps telling me I'm wrong. Am I doing something wrong or forgetting a step or two?
Am I doing something horrificly wrong?
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