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Exercise 105

Avg difficulty 2.5

Write down an equation (guess) for which we have the solutions exe^x and e2xe^{2x}. Hint: Try an equation of the form y′′+Ay′+By=0y''+Ay'+By = 0 for constants AA and BB, plug in both exe^x and e2xe^{2x} and solve for AA and BB.

Lebl, Notes on Diffy Qs, §2.1 Second-order linear ODEs, exercise 105

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