The homogeneous solution is ceˣ. Seek a particular solution a sin x+b cos x. Substitution gives (a−b)cos x+(−a−b)sin x=cos x, hence a=1/2,b=−1/2. Adding homogeneous and particular parts gives A. Differentiating A verifies the equation directly.
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