Solution

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Use variation of parameters, writing and imposing . Differentiation then gives . Since the solve the homogeneous equation,
Thus solve the two-by-two linear system
Its determinant is the nonzero Wronskian . Cramer's rule gives and , and integration gives the stated antiderivatives. Their integration constants only add homogeneous solutions. The construction applies on a regular interval where the forcing and coefficients are defined and .

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