Consider the following system of second-order differential equations: x ̈ = −0.7x + 0.9y, y ̈ = 0.9x + 1.7y. The coefficient matrix is [-0.7 0.9] [0.9 1.7] and it has eigenvectors [1] [3]  and  [3] [-1]  Calculate the eigenvalues that correspond to the given eigenvectors and then write down the general solution of the given system of second-order differential equations

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Consider the following system of second-order differential equations:

x ̈ = −0.7x + 0.9y,
y ̈ = 0.9x + 1.7y.

The coefficient matrix is

[-0.7  0.9]
[0.9   1.7]

and it has eigenvectors

[1]
[3] 

and 

[3]
[-1] 

Calculate the eigenvalues that correspond to the given eigenvectors and then write down the general solution of the given system of second-order differential equations.

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