21-03-2025

Problem: Show that the solutions \[ \phi _1(x) = e^{2x}, \quad \phi _2(x) = x e^{2x} , \quad \text{ and } \quad \phi _3(x) = x^2 e^{2x} \] of the differential equation \[ y''' - 6y'' + 12y' - 8y = 0, \quad x \in [0,1] \] are linearly independent.

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