Non-homogeneous 1st order diff equation

  • Thread starter Thread starter becca1989
  • Start date Start date
Join the discussion
Registration is free. Ask a follow-up in this thread, or start your own.
2 replies · 2K views
becca1989
Messages
2
Reaction score
0

Homework Statement


Hi, I have to solve the following differential equation and while I can get the complimentary function I can't get the particular integral.

y'+30y=20sin(alpha*t)+alpha*cos(alpha*t)


Homework Equations



How do I integrate the product of e^30t and alpha*cos(alpha*t) in order to find the particular integral?

The Attempt at a Solution



I've got y=Ce^(-30t) as the complimentary function but can get no further. Any help would be brilliant, thanks!
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Thanks, yeah I've been trying to do it by parts for the last little while but it get's very messy, very quickly whenever I have to integrate by parts twice. I'm rubbish at calculus, I end up with the same solution but it's obviously even near being correct.