Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems 9th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-47038-334-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47038-334-6

Chapter 1 - Introduction - 1.3 Classification of Differential Equations - Problems - Page 25: 19

Answer

$Solutions: r=-1,\ r=-2$

Work Step by Step

$t^2(t^r)''+4t(t^r)'+2(t^r)=0$ $t^2(r-1)rt^{r-2}+4trt^{r-1}+2t^r=0$ $[(r-1)r+4r+2]t^r=0$ $(r+1)(r+2)t^r=0$ $Solutions: r=-1,\ r=-2$
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