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6 marksDifferential Equations and Modeling

CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 2 · May/June 2024 · Paper 2 · Question 6(c)(i)

A differential equation is given as 4y'' - 6y' + 7y = 0.

Show that the general solution of the differential equation is Ae^(3x/4) sin(√19x/4) + Be^(3x/4) cos(√19x/4), where A and B are constants.

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