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The general solution of the given equation is .
First, one needs to find the auxiliary equation and solve it. One has .
You can use the rational root theorem.
The first divisor of role="math" localid="1654073691473" is role="math" localid="1654073695156" if will be one solution of the equation and will be a factor.
Indeed, you have
Now you can divide role="math" localid="1654073800144" by role="math" localid="1654073795414" to get .
The equation can be factored as
Since
The roots of the auxiliary equation are and
Thus, the general solution of the differential equation is:
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