Explanation Given: The differential equation is given as, y ‴ + 3 y ″ − 4 y ′ − 6 y = 0 . Approach: Consider the linear homogeneous n th order differential equation, a n y ( n ) ( x ) + a n − 1 y ( n − 1 ) ( x ) + a n − 2 y ( n − 2 ) ( x ) + … … + a 0 y ( x ) = 0 . The general solution for this differential equation is given by the steps as follows: Step 1 Assume y = e r x to be the solution of the n th order linear homogeneous differential equation. Step 2 Calculate the subsequent derivatives of y and substitute in the differential equation. Step 3 An Auxiliary equation in terms of r is formed. Here r is the root of the equation. Step 4 If the roots r 1 , … … , r n of the auxiliary equation are real and distinct, then the general solution to the differential equation is given as, y ( x ) = C 1 e r 1 x + C 2 e r 2 x + … … + C n e r n x . Here C 1 , C 2 , … … , C n are arbitrary constants. Step-5 If the roots of the auxiliary equation are complex numbers such as r = ( α ± i β ) , then the general solution to the differential equation is given as, y ( x ) = C 1 e α x ( C 2 cos β x ± C 3 sin β x ) . Here C 1 , C 2 , … … , C n are arbitrary constants. Step-6 If the roots of the auxiliary equation are repeated such as r 1 is a repeated root of multiplicity m , then the general solution to the differential equation is given as, y ( x ) = C 1 e r 1 x + C 2 x e r 1 x + C 3 x 2 e r 1 x + … … + C m x m − 1 e r 1 x . Here C 1 , C 2 , … … , C n are arbitrary constants. Calculation: The differential equation is, y ‴ + 3 y ″ − 4 y ′ − 6 y = 0 ... ( 1 ) The auxiliary equation for the equation ( 1 ) is given as, m 3 + 3 m 2 − 4 m − 6 = 0 ... ( 2 ) Consider ( m + 1 ) as a factor of the equation ( 2 ) as ( − 1 ) 3 + 3 ( − 1 ) 2 − 4 ( − 1 ) − 6 = 0 . Therefore, m = − 1 is a root of the equation ( 2 )

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