62.21.1 problem Ex 1

Internal problem ID [12919]
Book : An elementary treatise on differential equations by Abraham Cohen. DC heath publishers. 1906
Section : Chapter VII, Linear differential equations with constant coefficients. Article 43. Page 92
Problem number : Ex 1
Date solved : Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 04:44:07 AM
CAS classification : [[_2nd_order, _missing_x]]

\begin{align*} y^{\prime \prime }-3 y^{\prime }+2 y&=0 \end{align*}

Solution by Maple

Time used: 0.003 (sec). Leaf size: 15

dsolve(diff(y(x),x$2)-3*diff(y(x),x)+2*y(x)=0,y(x), singsol=all)
 
\[ y = {\mathrm e}^{2 x} c_{1} +{\mathrm e}^{x} c_{2} \]

Solution by Mathematica

Time used: 0.012 (sec). Leaf size: 18

DSolve[D[y[x],{x,2}]-3*D[y[x],x]+2*y[x]==0,y[x],x,IncludeSingularSolutions -> True]
 
\[ y(x)\to e^x \left (c_2 e^x+c_1\right ) \]