University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Section 17.1 - Second-Order Linear Equations - Exercises - Page 17-7: 2

Answer

$y(x) = C_1e^{-2x}+ C_2xe^{-2x} $

Work Step by Step

We assume a solution of the form $y=e^{mx}$,where $m$ Is a constant. $y = e^{mx}$ $\implies$ $y' = m(e^{mx})$ and $y'' = m^2(e^{mx})$ $y'' +4y' + 4y = 0$ $\implies$ $m^2(e^{mx}) + 4m(e^{mx}) + 4(e^{mx}) = 0 $ $\implies$ $e^{mx}(m^2+4m+4) = 0$ since $e^{mx}$ cant be 0 $\implies$ $m^2 +4m +4 = 0$ $\implies$ $m^2 + 2m + 2m + 4 = 0$ $\implies$ $(m+2)(m+2) = 0$ $\implies$ $(m+2)2 = 0$ $\implies$ $ m = -2$(twice) since we have equal roots,we have that : $y(x) = C_1e^{-2x} + c_2xe^{-2x}$
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