are you talking about equation 2, and eq 3 in the beginning?
and s=0 was just a supposition and the arithmetic below isn't part of the question which i realize now the product of two negative numbers should be positive not negative.
thanks a lot steamKing you are being a big help, i went through cramer's rule examples and i think its going to solve my problem, i am going to try it now. plus i will learn some thing new :). i really appreciate your help. once again thanks
Homework Statement
d^2x/dt^2 - 3 dx/dt + 2x= 2e^3t
give that at t=0, x=5, and dx/dt=7
Homework Equations
i can't figure out how to derive the values of A, B, and C from the attempted equation solution. please help me out here. thanks
The Attempt at a Solution