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

Answer:
14 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
a² + b² = c²
a=5
b= unknown
c= hypotnuse (13)
5² =25
13²=169
subtract 25 from 169 to get 144. Then take the square root of 144.
You should get 12. Dont forget to add the extra length
14 is the answer
The answer is -2 I believe. I hope this helps.