# Homework Help: Particular Solutions of Undetermined Coefficients

1. Oct 17, 2011

### osheari1

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

Find a particular solution y_c to the complex differential equation
y'' + 2 y' + 3 y = -1 exp(2 i t)

y_c=

Using the solution y_c, construct a particular solution y_{1p} to the following differential equation
y'' + 2 y' + 3 y = -1 sin(2 t)
y_{1p} =

Again using the solution y_c, construct a particular solution y_{2p} to the following differential equation
y'' + 2 y' + 3 y = -1 cos(2 t)
y_{2p} =

2. Relevant equations

y = Ae^(2it)

3. The attempt at a solution

I let y'' + 2y' + 3y = 0 and then solve getting
e^(-t)(cos(sqrt2t) + sin(sqrt2t)) + g(h)

then solve for the g(h) by first finding A

y = Ae^(2it), y' = A2ie^(2it), y'' = -A4e^(2it)

substitute and solve for A getting -1/(4i - 1)

→ y(t) = e^(-t)(cos(sqrt2t) + sin(sqrt2t)) -1/(4i-1)e^(2it)
the Constants of integration can be anything for this problem so i just let them equal 1

but this is still not the right answer

2. Oct 18, 2011

### Staff: Mentor

Is the right answer yp = (1/17)(1 + 4i)e2it? If so, all I did was to convert -1/(4i - 1) by multiplying by the complex conjugate of the denominator over itself.

BTW, when you write cos(sqrt2t) + sin(sqrt2t), I can't tell if you mean
$\sqrt{2t}$ or $\sqrt{2}t$.

If you don't use LaTeX, write it like this: sqrt(2)t or t*sqrt(2).