Second order linear ODE

[pav99]

Don't really know where to start with a). I would appreciate any help.

 

[MarkFL]

Hello, and welcome to FMH!

Let's look at:

[MATH]\frac{d^2}{dx^2}(I(x)y(x))[/MATH]
Using the rules for differentiation, what does this second derivative of the given product become?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Don't really know where to start with a). I would appreciate any help.

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It basically tells you the steps"

d/dx [I * y] = I * y' + y * I' [Math] \to [/Math] d²/dx²[I * y] = d/dx[I * y' + y * I'] [Math] \to [/Math] ?