Proving psi is a solution of linear homogenous DE

[Shashank Dwivedi]

Please help me to show psi is a solution of 2nd homogenous de. I tried to directly put psi in the second equation but it didn't work.

Source: Linear Ordinary Differential Equation,book authored by E.A. Coddington.

 

[HallsofIvy]

It looks like repeated application of the product rule!

 

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Please help me to show psi is a solution of 2nd homogenous de. I tried to directly put psi in the second equation but it didn't work.

Source: Linear Ordinary Differential Equation,book authored by E.A. Coddington.

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