Answer:
The required position of the particle at time t is: 
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the provided matrix.



The general solution of the equation 

Substitute the respective values we get:


Substitute initial condition 

Reduce matrix to reduced row echelon form.

Therefore, 
Thus, the general solution of the equation 


The required position of the particle at time t is: 
Answer:
'∂' -- means a partial differential
'Δ' -- means a change in some variable.
'σ' --means 'sum' and 'deviation'.
The text says something about the world turning so maybe the equation has something to do with that? Maybe it is the equation for the earth's rotation. Sorry I can't find anything else, but I hope this helps a bit!
It there are 2 rows of 8 chairs all you have to do is add 8+8 which equals 16
Unless it means there are 8 chairs altogether split into 2 even rows then you do 8\2 =4
I would write down both answers if your not sure which one it is :)