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I have to solve $[m]x''+[c]x'+[k]x=[p]$ where x is function of $t$ after defining $[m],[c],[k]$ and $[p]$ in mathematica and x[t_]={x1[t],x2[t],x3[t]}

I am using NDSolve as

NDSolve[m.x''[t]+c.x'[t]+k.x[t]==p,x[t],{t,0,10}]

but I am not getting its solution even I tried

NDSolve[{m.x''[t]+c.x'[t]+k.x[t]==p,x[0]==0,x'[0]==0},x[t],{t,0,10}

can somebody help me to solve the initial equation?

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    $\begingroup$ You could take a look at 240947 for some hints on setting up a matrix differential equation. $\endgroup$
    – Tim Laska
    Jun 16, 2021 at 18:10
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    $\begingroup$ If 240947 does not answer your question, please edit your question to include the matrices in Mathematica format, so that readers can run your actual code. $\endgroup$
    – bbgodfrey
    Jun 16, 2021 at 18:37
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When dealing with matrix equations, I personally use Map[] to turn a matrix or a vector into a list of equations. Example below.

m = {{1, 2},{3, 4}};
c = {{5, 6},{7, 8}};
p = {1, 2};
x[t_] := {x1[t], x2[t]};

equation = m . x'[t] + c . x[t] - p;

NDSolve[
  Flatten[{
    Map[# == 0 &, equation],
    Map[# == 0 &, x[0]]
  }]
  , x[t], {t, 0, 10}]
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