Answer
$$
16 y^{\prime \prime}+24 y^{\prime}+9 y=0
$$
The general solution of that equation is given by
$$ y=c_{1}t e^{-\frac{3}{4}t} +c_{2} e^{-\frac{3}{4}t} $$
where $ c_{1} $ and $c_{2}$ are arbitrary constants.
Work Step by Step
$$
16 y^{\prime \prime}+24 y^{\prime}+9 y=0 \quad \quad (1)
$$
We assume that $ y = e^{rt}$, and it then follows that $r$ must be a root of the characteristic equation
$$
16r^{2}+24 6r+9=(r+\frac{3}{4})^{2}=0,$$
so $r_{1}=r_{2}=-\frac{3}{4}$. Therefore one solution of Eq. (1) is $y_{1}=e^{-\frac{3}{4}t}$. To find the general solution of Eq. (1), we need a second solution that is not a multiple of $y_{1}$. This second solution can be found, by using D’Alembert's method, by replacing $c$ by a function $v(t)$ and then trying to determine $ v(t)$ so that the product $v(t) y_{1}(t) $ is also a solution of Eq. (1).
Now we substitute $ y = v(t)y_{1}(t)$ in Eq. (1) and use the resulting equation to find $v(t)$.
$$ y=v(t) y_{1}(t)=v(t) e^{ -\frac{3}{4}t} \quad \quad (2)$$
we have
$$y^{\prime}=v^{\prime}(t) e^{-\frac{3}{4}t}-\frac{3}{4} v(t) e^{-\frac{3}{4} t} \quad \quad (3)$$
and
$$
y^{\prime \prime}=v^{\prime \prime}(t) e^{ -\frac{3}{4}t}-\frac{3}{2} v^{\prime}(t) e^{-\frac{3}{4}t}+\frac{9}{16} v(t) e^{ -\frac{3}{4}t} \quad \quad (4) $$
By substituting the expressions in Eqs. (2), (3), and (4) in Eq. (1) and collecting terms, we obtain
$$ v^{\prime \prime}(t)=0 $$
Therefore
$$v(t)=c_{1}t+c_{2} $$
where $ c_{1} $ and $c_{2}$ are arbitrary constants. Finally, substituting for $v(t)$ in Eq. (2), we obtain
$$ y=c_{1}t e^{-\frac{3}{4} t} +c_{2} e^{-\frac{3}{4} t} \quad \quad (5)$$
The second term on the right side of Eq. (5) corresponds to the original solution $y_{1}(t) = e^{-\frac{3}{4}t}$, but the first term arises from a second solution, namely, $y_{2}(t) = t e^{-\frac{3}{4}t}$. We can verify that these two solutions form a fundamental set by calculating their Wronskian: $W(y_{1}, y_{2})(t)\ne0$
Therefore $y_{1}(t) = e^{-\frac{3}{4}t}$, $y_{2}(t) = t e^{-\frac{3}{4}t}$ form a fundamental set of solutions of Eq. (1), and the general solution of that equation is given by
$$ y=c_{1}t e^{-\frac{3}{4}t} +c_{2} e^{-\frac{3}{4}t} $$
where $ c_{1} $ and $c_{2}$ are arbitrary constants.
