WeBWorK 6: What are these “basic solutions” in part c) of the questions??

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note about part c) in problems like these:

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The “basic solutions” refer to the two solutions that come from plugging the roots of the characteristic equation into our “best guess” formula y=e^{rt}.

For example, if the two roots are r=3, r=-5, then the basic solutions would be:

e^{3t}, e^{-5t}

Let me know if you have any followup questions  (or questions about anything else in the current WeBWorK assignment).

Regards,
Prof. Reitz

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