The solution depends on the value of

. To make things simple, assume

. The homogeneous part of the equation is

and has characteristic equation

which admits the characteristic solution

.
For the solution to the nonhomogeneous equation, a reasonable guess for the particular solution might be

. Then

So you have


This means


and so the general solution would be
What you gotta take from this problem:
What Joe got during break =

What his sister gave him =

What he has total = 10 tadpoles.
Now to assemble this equation:

Now combine like terms to get

Subtract 2 on each side of the equation to get

Now you would divide 5 on each side and get

, however since you can't have a .6 of a tadpole, you would have to round it up to 2.
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Answer:
1. List the first several multiples of each number.
Look for multiples common to both lists. ...
Look for the smallest number that is common to both lists.
This number is the LCM.
Find the GCF for the two numbers.
Divide that GCF into the either number; it doesn't matter which one you choose, so choose the one that's easier to divide.
Take that answer and multiply it by the other number.
Step-by-step explanation:
Hope this helps!