Solving the beast

• Solutions depend on the roots of the characteristic equation

  ms2 + bs + k = 0
  

• Roots are

  s = (-b +- sqrt(b2 - 4mk))/2m
  

• Corresponding solution to the differential equation is

  x(t) = c1es1t + c2es2t
  

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