System of nonhomogeneous difference equation

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The discussion focuses on solving the nonhomogeneous difference equation system defined by z(t+1) = Az(t) + b, where A is a 2x2 matrix and z(t+1), z(t), b are 2x1 matrices. The homogeneous solution is derived using the formula z(t) = P(D^t)(P^-1)z(0), with D representing the diagonal matrix of eigenvalues of A and P the matrix of eigenvectors. The nonhomogeneous solution is approached by assuming a steady state where z(t+1) = z(t) and utilizing the particular solution x_{p} = (I - A)^{-1}b. The final solution is obtained by combining both the homogeneous and nonhomogeneous solutions.

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How do you solve the system z(t+1)=Az(t)+b where A is a 2x2 matrix and z(t+1), z(t), b are 2x1 matricies?
I solved the homogeneous solution: z(t)=P(D^t)(P^-1)z(0) where D is the diagonal matrix of eigenvalues of A and P is the matrix of eigenvectors.
I tried to solve the nonhomogeneous solution at the steady state where z(t+1)=z(t). I'm not sure if this is the right method.
Then I added the two solutions z(t) for the homogeneous and the nonhomogeneous equations.
 
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Guess a constant vector for the particular solution. This will give
[tex]x_{p}=(I-A)^{-1}b[/tex]
Then add it to the homogeneous solution to obtain the solution.
 

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