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Morphheus
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Homework Statement
Solve the following differential equation for q(t) (position):
q''-qω^2 = C, where C is a time-independant value (basically a constant)
The Attempt at a Solution
This equation is not homogeneous, therefore it must be non-homogeneous.
However, in every definition of non-homogeneous differential equation I have found (textbooks and Internet), the source term (in this case, C) is labelled as dependent on time
So, do I apply the regular techniques to solve NH diff. equations? e.g. q(t) = qh(t) + qp(t) , where qh and qp are the homogeneous and particular solutions, respectively.
The only solution I may have would be to get rid of the constant by derivating both sides, and then solving q'''-q'w^2 = 0 instead, but I heavily doubt it's the right way.