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

Not sure what the measure of ____ is, can you specify?
I have a good record of guessing the right one so I would say #1.
Answer:
346
Step-by-step explanation:
(40*22)-(34*16)
=880-544
=346