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

Simplify 1/3(6x - 15) to 6x - 15/3
6x - 15/3 = 1/2(10x - 4)
Factor out the common term; 3
3(2x - 5)/3 = 1/2(10x - 4)
Cancel out 3
2x - 5 = 1/2(10x - 4)
Simplify 1/2(10x - 4) to 10x - 4/2
2x - 5 = 10x - 4/2
Factor out the common term; 2
2x - 5 = 2(5x - 2)/2
Cancel out 2
2x - 5 = 5x - 2
Subtract 2x from both sides
-5 = 5x - 2 - 2x
Simplify 5x - 2 - 2x to 3x - 2
-5 = 3x - 2
Add 2 to both sides
-5 + 2 = 3x
Simplify -5 + 2 to -3
-3 = 3x
Divide both sides by 3
- 1 = x
Switch sides
<u>x = -1</u>
Answer:
The newspaper has 1750 readers.
Step-by-step explanation:
Divide 70 by 2: 35.
Then, multiply 35 by 50 which is equal to 1750.