First look for the fundamental solutions by solving the homogeneous version of the ODE:

The characteristic equation is

with roots
and
, giving the two solutions
and
.
For the non-homogeneous version, you can exploit the superposition principle and consider one term from the right side at a time.

Assume the ansatz solution,



(You could include a constant term <em>f</em> here, but it would get absorbed by the first solution
anyway.)
Substitute these into the ODE:




is already accounted for, so assume an ansatz of the form



Substitute into the ODE:





Assume an ansatz solution



Substitute into the ODE:



So, the general solution of the original ODE is

If Gavin got 11 sweets, then the new ratio would be: 11:44:11
Colin got 44 sweets.
The correct answer is:
[B]: "

" .
__________________________________________________________Consider choice [A]: 
;
=

;
= 2 ; "2 ≠ -2" ; so we can rule out: "Choice [A]" .
__________________________________________________________Consider choice [B]: 
;
=

;
= "-2" ; Yes!
→ Let us proceed with the final answer choice ;
__________________________________________________________Consider choice [C]:

;
=

;
= 2 ; "2 ≠ -2" ; so we can rule out: "Choice [C]" .
__________________________________________________________The correct answer is:
[B]: "

" .
__________________________________________________________
You can seperate the prisms then use the formula l*w*h which for the one on top u get V=20 and for the other one is 48 so 20+48= 68 so the volume of the prism is
(☞゚ヮ゚)☞ 68 ☜(゚ヮ゚☜)