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I'm trying to solve the following differential equation:



$y'' + y = x cdot e^x$



I already have the homogeneous solution: $y_h = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x)$ but I'm struggeling to find the particular solution.
I tried using $y_p = a cdot x cdot e^x$ but that didn't quite work, or maybe I did something wrong...



Can somebody explain to me how to solve this?



Thanks.



Edit: Here's the solution:



$y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



$y_p' = (a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$ and $ y_p'' = (2 cdot a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



$y_p'' + y_p = (2 cdot a cdot x + 2 cdot a + 2 cdot b) cdot e^x$



$Rightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 Rightarrow a = frac{1}{2}$ and $2 cdot a + 2 cdot b = 0 Leftrightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 = - 2 cdot b Rightarrow b = - frac{1}{2}$



$Rightarrow y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x = frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$



All in all: $y = y_h + y_p = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x) + frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$










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    I'm trying to solve the following differential equation:



    $y'' + y = x cdot e^x$



    I already have the homogeneous solution: $y_h = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x)$ but I'm struggeling to find the particular solution.
    I tried using $y_p = a cdot x cdot e^x$ but that didn't quite work, or maybe I did something wrong...



    Can somebody explain to me how to solve this?



    Thanks.



    Edit: Here's the solution:



    $y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



    $y_p' = (a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$ and $ y_p'' = (2 cdot a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



    $y_p'' + y_p = (2 cdot a cdot x + 2 cdot a + 2 cdot b) cdot e^x$



    $Rightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 Rightarrow a = frac{1}{2}$ and $2 cdot a + 2 cdot b = 0 Leftrightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 = - 2 cdot b Rightarrow b = - frac{1}{2}$



    $Rightarrow y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x = frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$



    All in all: $y = y_h + y_p = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x) + frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$










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      I'm trying to solve the following differential equation:



      $y'' + y = x cdot e^x$



      I already have the homogeneous solution: $y_h = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x)$ but I'm struggeling to find the particular solution.
      I tried using $y_p = a cdot x cdot e^x$ but that didn't quite work, or maybe I did something wrong...



      Can somebody explain to me how to solve this?



      Thanks.



      Edit: Here's the solution:



      $y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



      $y_p' = (a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$ and $ y_p'' = (2 cdot a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



      $y_p'' + y_p = (2 cdot a cdot x + 2 cdot a + 2 cdot b) cdot e^x$



      $Rightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 Rightarrow a = frac{1}{2}$ and $2 cdot a + 2 cdot b = 0 Leftrightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 = - 2 cdot b Rightarrow b = - frac{1}{2}$



      $Rightarrow y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x = frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$



      All in all: $y = y_h + y_p = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x) + frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$










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      I'm trying to solve the following differential equation:



      $y'' + y = x cdot e^x$



      I already have the homogeneous solution: $y_h = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x)$ but I'm struggeling to find the particular solution.
      I tried using $y_p = a cdot x cdot e^x$ but that didn't quite work, or maybe I did something wrong...



      Can somebody explain to me how to solve this?



      Thanks.



      Edit: Here's the solution:



      $y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



      $y_p' = (a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$ and $ y_p'' = (2 cdot a + a cdot x + b) cdot e^x$



      $y_p'' + y_p = (2 cdot a cdot x + 2 cdot a + 2 cdot b) cdot e^x$



      $Rightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 Rightarrow a = frac{1}{2}$ and $2 cdot a + 2 cdot b = 0 Leftrightarrow 2 cdot a = 1 = - 2 cdot b Rightarrow b = - frac{1}{2}$



      $Rightarrow y_p = (a cdot x + b) cdot e^x = frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$



      All in all: $y = y_h + y_p = c_1 cdot cos(x) + c_2 cdot sin(x) + frac{x-1}{2} cdot e^x$







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