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Complementary function (English)

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Definition (keystage 4)

For a given inhomogeneous differential equation, a complementary function is a solution to the corresponding homogeneous differential equation.
For example, for:

d² y

dx²

+ y = x²+xy

a complementary function is a solution to:

d² y

dx²

+ y = 0

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Relations

broader:: (en) Function
references:: (en) Differential equation

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