Solution

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Substituting an exponential particular solution gives , or . Since is not an eigenvalue of , the matrix is invertible. The exponential forcing of a constant-coefficient differential system therefore has
For the specified matrix, . Solving , gives , so
Differentiation verifies both component equations directly. If a general solution were desired, the homogeneous term would be added, with the matrix exponential here equal to because .

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