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For how many natural numbers m is y = e^(mx) a solution of the differential equation D³ y - 3 D² y - 4 D y + 12 y = 0 (where D = d/dx)?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. more than 2

Correct answer: 2

Solution

The characteristic equation factorises as (m-2)(m-3)(m+2) = 0, whose natural-number roots are 2 and 3.

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