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y(t) = a exp(2t) + b exp(5t)


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Find a and b. I did the substitutions and everything and got
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User Shishy
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y(0)=2\implies 2=ae^(2(0))+be^(5(0))\implies 2=a+b


y'(t)=2ae^(2t)+5be^(5t)

y'(0)=3\implies 3=2ae^(2(0))+5be^(5(0))\implies 3=2a+5b

Solving this should yield
a=\frac73 and
b=-\frac13.
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