THE ROOTS OF THE CHARACTERISTIC EQUATION YIELD THE SOLUTION

THE CHARACTERISTIC EQUATION a ?2 + b ? + c = 0

HAS TWO ROOTS

?1, ?2 =

THE SOLUTION TO THE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION

IS THEREFORE: y = A1 exp[?1x] + A2 exp[?2x]

WHERE THE Ai ARE INTEGRATION CONSTANTS

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