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Find the general solution to the given equation
$$3x{"} - 4x{'} +x = e^t +e^{-t}$$



I know how to solve a given task using the Variation of Parameters method, however I would also like to know how to do that without it.



We have:



$$y = y_{h} + y_{p}$$
So finding the general solution to the homogenous equation is quite easy.



$$x_h = c_1e^{x/3} + c_2e^x$$



Now I have a problem with finding the particular solution to the non homogenous equation.



My first guess was to use $x = Ae^t + Be^{-t}$ and then using it in $3x{''}-4x'+x = e^t+e^{-t}$, but it does not seem to work (I don't really know why)



So my question is, what should be my $x$?










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    Try $x(t) = (c_1+c_2 t)e^t+(c_3+c_4 t)e^{-t}$
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Find the general solution to the given equation
$$3x{"} - 4x{'} +x = e^t +e^{-t}$$



I know how to solve a given task using the Variation of Parameters method, however I would also like to know how to do that without it.



We have:



$$y = y_{h} + y_{p}$$
So finding the general solution to the homogenous equation is quite easy.



$$x_h = c_1e^{x/3} + c_2e^x$$



Now I have a problem with finding the particular solution to the non homogenous equation.



My first guess was to use $x = Ae^t + Be^{-t}$ and then using it in $3x{''}-4x'+x = e^t+e^{-t}$, but it does not seem to work (I don't really know why)



So my question is, what should be my $x$?










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    Try $x(t) = (c_1+c_2 t)e^t+(c_3+c_4 t)e^{-t}$
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    – Cesareo
    Jan 26 at 23:40














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Find the general solution to the given equation
$$3x{"} - 4x{'} +x = e^t +e^{-t}$$



I know how to solve a given task using the Variation of Parameters method, however I would also like to know how to do that without it.



We have:



$$y = y_{h} + y_{p}$$
So finding the general solution to the homogenous equation is quite easy.



$$x_h = c_1e^{x/3} + c_2e^x$$



Now I have a problem with finding the particular solution to the non homogenous equation.



My first guess was to use $x = Ae^t + Be^{-t}$ and then using it in $3x{''}-4x'+x = e^t+e^{-t}$, but it does not seem to work (I don't really know why)



So my question is, what should be my $x$?










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Find the general solution to the given equation
$$3x{"} - 4x{'} +x = e^t +e^{-t}$$



I know how to solve a given task using the Variation of Parameters method, however I would also like to know how to do that without it.



We have:



$$y = y_{h} + y_{p}$$
So finding the general solution to the homogenous equation is quite easy.



$$x_h = c_1e^{x/3} + c_2e^x$$



Now I have a problem with finding the particular solution to the non homogenous equation.



My first guess was to use $x = Ae^t + Be^{-t}$ and then using it in $3x{''}-4x'+x = e^t+e^{-t}$, but it does not seem to work (I don't really know why)



So my question is, what should be my $x$?







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    Try $x(t) = (c_1+c_2 t)e^t+(c_3+c_4 t)e^{-t}$
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    – Cesareo
    Jan 26 at 23:40


















  • $begingroup$
    Try $x(t) = (c_1+c_2 t)e^t+(c_3+c_4 t)e^{-t}$
    $endgroup$
    – Cesareo
    Jan 26 at 23:40
















$begingroup$
Try $x(t) = (c_1+c_2 t)e^t+(c_3+c_4 t)e^{-t}$
$endgroup$
– Cesareo
Jan 26 at 23:40




$begingroup$
Try $x(t) = (c_1+c_2 t)e^t+(c_3+c_4 t)e^{-t}$
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Jan 26 at 23:40










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Note that $e^t$ is already a homogeneous solution, that's why you can't use it as a particular guess. Try



$$ x_p(t) = Ate^t + Be^{-t} $$






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    Thank you. Good to know this fact.
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Note that $e^t$ is already a homogeneous solution, that's why you can't use it as a particular guess. Try



$$ x_p(t) = Ate^t + Be^{-t} $$






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Note that $e^t$ is already a homogeneous solution, that's why you can't use it as a particular guess. Try



$$ x_p(t) = Ate^t + Be^{-t} $$






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Note that $e^t$ is already a homogeneous solution, that's why you can't use it as a particular guess. Try



$$ x_p(t) = Ate^t + Be^{-t} $$






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Note that $e^t$ is already a homogeneous solution, that's why you can't use it as a particular guess. Try



$$ x_p(t) = Ate^t + Be^{-t} $$







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