Find the general solution of the given secondorder different
Find the general solution of the given second-order differential equation
y\'\' + 4y\' + 4y = 0
the answer is c_1(e^-2x) + c_2(e^-2x)x but i don\'t know where the other x came from in c_2
Solution
y\'\' + 4y\' + 4 = 0
Let y\' = m...
m^2 + 4m + 4 = 0
(m +2)(m + 2) = 0
m = -2 , -2
Since these are repeated roots, the result is of the form :
c1*e^(root * x) + c2 * x * e^(root * x)
Here root is -2
So, plug that in :
y = c1*e^(-2x) + c2*x*e^(-2x) ---> ANSWER
