For any equation,

assume solution of a form, 
Which leads to,

Simplify to,

Then find solutions,

For non repeated real root y, we have a form of,

Following up,
For two non repeated complex roots
where,

and,
the general solution has a form of,

Or in this case,

Now we just refine and get,

Hope this helps.
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Answer: Each cylinder weighs 1/40 of a ton.
Step-by-step explanation:
If we were dealing with a total of 1 ton, than we can easily see that each cylinder would be one twentieth. Because we are dealing with a total of 1/2 ton, we can now figure out that each cylinder is 1/40 tons.
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