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5/27/2017 DifferentialEquationsComplexRoots

ComplexRoots
Inthissectionwewillbelookingatsolutionstothedifferentialequation

inwhichrootsofthecharacteristicequation,

arecomplexrootsintheform

Now,recallthatwearrivedatthecharacteristicequationbyassumingthatallsolutionstothedifferential
equationwillbeoftheform


Pluggingourtworootsintothegeneralformofthesolutiongivesthefollowingsolutionstothedifferential
equation.


Now,thesetwofunctionsareniceenough(theresthosewordsagainwellgetaroundtodefining
themeventually)toformthegeneralsolution.Wedohaveaproblemhowever.Sincewestartedwithonly
realnumbersinourdifferentialequationwewouldlikeoursolutiontoonlyinvolverealnumbers.Thetwo
solutionsabovearecomplexandsowewouldliketogetourhandsonacoupleofsolutions(niceenough
ofcourse)thatarereal.

TodothiswellneedEulersFormula.


AnicevariantofEulersFormulathatwellneedis.

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