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$$2\frac{dv(t)}{dt}+v(t)=5t\sin(t)$$

According to the general equation for first-order differential circuits, \$5t\sin(t)\$ is my forcing function. My task here is to find the particular solution.

I was told to guess the particular solution form and then solve the unknowns (A, B, C, and D.)

A hint was given which said "The particular solution includes terms with the same functional forms as the terms found in forcing function and its derivatives."

Why is the particular solution \$v_p(t) = \small At\sin(t) + Bt \sin(t) + C \sin(t) + D \cos(t)\$?

Why is it not \$v_p(t) = \small A \sin(t) + B \cos (t)\$?

I am finding it really difficult to guess the forms just from the hint.

Any explanation or a proper YouTube video or any link where this is properly explained will be really appreciated.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Ain't no such thing as a "proper YouTube video." \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 28, 2023 at 22:41
  • \$\begingroup\$ @JRE Sorry, wrong adjective used. I meant to say helpful or a Youtube video with clear explanation on this. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 29, 2023 at 8:07

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The reason is the little \$t\$ that sits in front of the sine function there. First set up the equation in standard form:

$$\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}t} v_t+\frac12 v_t=2.5 t\sin t$$

This can also be expressed a little more elegantly as:

$$\left[D +\frac12\right] v_t=2.5 t\sin t$$

The denominator of the Laplace transform of the right side is \$\left(s^2+1\right)^2\$. So \$\left[\left(D^2+1\right)^2\right]\$ will annihilate the right expression. The fact that this is squared means that terms for the first power of \$t\$ must be included in the solution.

Here's proof of that:

$$\begin{align*} \left[\left(D^2+1\right)^2\right]2.5 t\sin t \\ \left[D^2+1\right]\left[D^2+1\right]2.5 t\sin t \\ \left[D^2+1\right]\left[\vphantom{D^2+1}\left(-2.5 t\sin t+5\cos t\right)+2.5 t\sin t\right] \\ \left[D^2+1\right]5\cos t \\ \left[\left(-5\cos t\right)+5\cos t\right] \\ 0 \end{align*}$$

Note that it took two of the \$\left[D^2+1\right]\$ to kill both the \$t\$ and also the \$\sin t\$. That's why it had to be squared. If there was a \$t^2\$ in front, a third power would have been required, instead. Etc.

So the original equation becomes:

$$\begin{align*}\left[D +\frac12\right] v_t&=2.5 t\sin t\\\\ \left[D^2+1\vphantom{\frac12}\right]^2\left[D +\frac12\right] v_t&=\left[D^2+1\vphantom{\frac12}\right]^22.5 t\sin t\\\\\left[D^2+1\vphantom{\frac12}\right]^2\left[D +\frac12\right] v_t&=0\end{align*}$$

That's homogeneous and will have the general solution form of:

$$v_t=A_1\exp\left(-\frac12 t\right)+A_2 t\cos t+A_3 t\sin t+A_4\cos t+A_5\sin t$$

The first term (the exponential) provides the general solution to the associated homogeneous equation and the last four constitute a particular solution to the non-homogeneous part, with undetermined coefficients.

Direct substitution results in:

$$\begin{align*}\left[D+\frac12\right]v_t&=\left(\frac12A_2+A_3\right)t\cos t\\&+\left(-A_2+\frac12 A_3\right)t\sin t\\&+\left(A_2+\frac12 A_4+A_5\right)\cos t\\&+\left(A_3-A_4+\frac12 A_5\right)\sin t\\&=2.5 t\sin t\end{align*}$$

The undetermined coefficients can now be worked out simultaneously to yield:

$$v_t=A_1\exp\left(-\frac12 t\right)-2 t\cos t+ t\sin t+\frac85\cos t+\frac65\sin t$$

Plug that back into the standard form shown at the outset above and find that the equation now balances.

See Section 6.3, "Undetermined Coefficients and the Annihilator Method" from the 9th edition of "Fundamentals of Differential Equations" by Nagle, Saff, and Snider, Pearson 2018

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I understood a lot of it, but I am just in my first semester and I am not familiar with Laplace transformation yet. But I will look it up. Thanks a lot \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 29, 2023 at 9:20
  • \$\begingroup\$ @RKEshat Just remember two things. If anything of the form \$\left[\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}t}-\alpha\right]^m\$ then the general solution includes \$\sum_{k=0}^{m-1} A_k\,t^k\,e^{^{\alpha\,t}}\$ and if anything of the form \$\left[\left(\frac{\text{d}}{\text{d}t}-\alpha\right)^2+\beta^2\right]^m\$ then the general solution includes \$\sum_{k=0}^{m-1} A_{2k}\,t^k\,e^{^{\alpha\,t}}\cos\left(\beta\,t\right) + A_{2k+1}\,t^k\,e^{^{\alpha\,t}}\sin\left(\beta\,t\right)\$. You don't need to know anything else. That covers almost all ills. I mentioned Laplace only in case you see something new. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 29, 2023 at 19:13
  • \$\begingroup\$ @RKEshat Laplace is usually taught after annihilators are taught. Not before. So you really don't need to know anything about Laplace to be able to use and understand annihilators. In fact, in the book I mentioned at the end, Laplace doesn't come up until Chapter 7. (The next chapter.) Also, you should know how to find the undetermined coefficients, anyway. That's taught still earlier. And I show how to do that here. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jan 29, 2023 at 19:15
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The form of the particular soluton that you propose:

$$v_p(t) = \small At\sin(t) + Bt \sin(t) + C \sin(t) + D \cos(t)$$

should be:$$v_p(t) = \small At\sin(t) + Bt \cos(t) + C \sin(t) + D \cos(t)$$

The particular solution will be an amplified and phase shifted version of the input (linearity), so a good guess would be:$$v_p(t)=Kt\sin\left(t+\varphi\right)$$

  1. The product rule of the derivative will produce:$$\frac{d}{dt}\left[t\sin\left(t+\varphi\right)\right]=\sin\left(t+\varphi\right)+t\cos\left(t+\varphi\right)$$

The differential equation becomes: $$2K\sin\left(t+\varphi\right)+2Kt\cos\left(t+\varphi\right)+Kt\sin\left(t+\varphi\right)=5t\sin\left( t\right)$$

  1. Applying the trigonometric identities: $$\cos\left(a+b\right)=\cos(a)\cos(b)-\sin(a)\sin(b)$$ $$\sin\left(a+b\right)=\sin(a)\cos(b)+\cos(a)\sin(b)$$

Then collecting the appropriate terms the coefficients A,B,C,D can be identified allowing \$K\$ and \$\varphi\$ to be found.

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