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
Answer:
Mai lives 384 miles away from the mountains
Step-by-step explanation:
Let d represent distance between Mai's house and mountains and r represent Mai's rate while going to mountains.
We have been given that there was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip to mountains took 8 hours.
We are also told that when Mai drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 6 hours. Her average rate was 16 miles per hour faster on the trip home.
Upon equating equation (1) and equation (2), we will get:
Upon substituting in equation (1), we will get:
Therefore, Mai lives 384 miles away from the mountains.
The answer would be C because in order to find the area of a figure, you would need to multiply its height by its width. finding the area of a figure is the same as finding how many units are in a figure. because this is a square and all the sides are equal, by counting the total number of units, you can find the area.
