uberathlete
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Hi everyone. I'm having trouble solving this 2nd order DE:
x"(t) + 4x'(t) - 5x(t) = 9
If there was a 0 instead of the 9, then I could solve it cuz it's just a homogeneous equation. But in this case, it's something other than 0. I've looked at some texts and websites on non-homogeneous problems but they always illustrate problems with a function on the right hand side instead of a constant. If anyone could enlighten me as to how to solve equations like the above (ie. with a constant on the RHS) it'd be much appreciated. Thanks!
x"(t) + 4x'(t) - 5x(t) = 9
If there was a 0 instead of the 9, then I could solve it cuz it's just a homogeneous equation. But in this case, it's something other than 0. I've looked at some texts and websites on non-homogeneous problems but they always illustrate problems with a function on the right hand side instead of a constant. If anyone could enlighten me as to how to solve equations like the above (ie. with a constant on the RHS) it'd be much appreciated. Thanks!