Consider the second-order linear homogeneous of differential equation.

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Convert the differential equation y"-4y'-12y=0 into a system of two first-order DEs.
Write the system as a matrix equation.
 

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What is the problem? What have you done? Try writing z=y' and work out the equation for z'.
 

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