Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-47038-334-8
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Chapter 3 - Second Order Linear Equations - 3.1 Homogenous Equations with Constant Coefficients - Problems - Page 144: 17

Answer

$$y''+y'-6y=0$$

Work Step by Step

$y=c_{1}e^{2t}+c_{2}e^{-3t}\equiv{c}_{1}e^{\lambda_{1}t}+c_{2}e^{\lambda_{2}t}$, which is the format for the general solution. Thus $\lambda_{1,2}=2,-3\Rightarrow(\lambda-2)(\lambda+3)=\lambda^2+\lambda-6$. Recall the method of substituting $y=e^{\lambda{t}}$ so that $(\ln{y})'=\lambda$. Replacing dummy variable $\ln{y}$ with $y$, $$y''+y'-6y=0$$
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