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2.I.1A

Differential Equations | Part IA, 2008

Let aaa be a positive constant. Find the solution to the differential equation

d4ydx4−a4y=e−ax\frac{d^{4} y}{d x^{4}}-a^{4} y=\mathrm{e}^{-a x}dx4d4y​−a4y=e−ax

that satisfies y(0)=1y(0)=1y(0)=1 and y→0y \rightarrow 0y→0 as x→∞x \rightarrow \inftyx→∞.

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