Undetermined Coefficients and Resonance — Cheat sheet

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Core rule

When a forcing trial overlaps the homogeneous basis, multiply by enough powers of tt.

Watch for

Resonance in this ideal undamped model produces unbounded growth under sustained forcing. Real damping changes the response. A large finite peak in a damped system is different from the exact secular growth shown here.