Hi there!

x² + 3x + 2
We know that x + 1 is a factor, so:
We must find another number that adds up to 3 when added to 1 and multiplies into 2 with 1. We get:
x + 2
(x + 1)(x + 2)
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:
The slope intercept form is y=-7x+59
Step-by-step explanation:
y-y=m(x-x1)
y-3=-7(x-8)
y-3=-7x+56
+3 +3
y=-7x+59
For this case we have the following functions:

We must subtract the functions:

We build a table of values for 

Answer:

Divide -3
-3/-3a = 15/-3
a = -5