Solution

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Use the method of undetermined coefficients. Substitution of gives
Equating the coefficients of , , , and to the forcing gives , , , . Thus
The characteristic equation of the homogeneous equation is , with a repeated root. Its complementary function is . Since and , the initial conditions give and . Therefore
Direct differentiation verifies both zero initial data and the original forcing.

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