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: 20

Answer

$Solutions: r=4,\ r=1$

Work Step by Step

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