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Real,DistinctRoots
Itstimetostartsolvingconstantcoefficient,homogeneous,linear,secondorderdifferentialequations.So,
letsrecaphowwedothisfromthelastsection.Westartwiththedifferentialequation.
Writedownthecharacteristicequation.
Solvethecharacteristicequationforthetworoots,r1andr2.Thisgivesthetwosolutions
Now,ifthetworootsarerealanddistinct(i.e. )itwillturnoutthatthesetwosolutionsarenice
enoughtoformthegeneralsolution
Aswiththelastsection,wellaskthatyoubelieveuswhenwesaythattheseareniceenough.Youwillbe
abletoprovethiseasilyenoughoncewereachalatersection.
Withreal,distinctrootstherereallyisntawholelottodootherthanworkacoupleofexamplessoletsdo
that.
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