The slope would be -4.
I hope this helps!!
I'll assume the ODE is

Solve the homogeneous ODE,

The characteristic equation

has roots at
and
. Then the characteristic solution is

For nonhomogeneous ODE (1),

consider the ansatz particular solution

Substituting this into (1) gives

For the nonhomogeneous ODE (2),

take the ansatz

Substitute (2) into the ODE to get

Lastly, for the nonhomogeneous ODE (3)

take the ansatz

and solve for
.

Then the general solution to the ODE is

Answers:
A: 11(2x-1)
B: 121 cupcakes
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Part A: </u>
We have the following expression that models the quantity of cupcakes Mrs. Jones baked last week:

Applying distributive property:

Grouping similar terms:

Applying common factor
:
This is the simplified expression
<u>Part B:</u>
Now that we have the simplified expresion, we have to evaluate how many cupcakes did Mrs. Jones bake if
:

Hence, Mrs. Jones baked 121 cupcakes last week