MHB How Do You Solve the Initial Value Problem $y'+5y=0$ with $y(0)=2$?

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Solve the initial value problem
$y'+5y=0\quad y(0)=2$
$u(x)=exp(5)=e^{5t+c_1}$?

so tried
$\dfrac{1}{y}y'=-5$
$ln(y)=-5t+c_1$

apply initial values
$ln(y)=-5t+ln(2)\implies ln\dfrac{y}{2}=-5t
\implies \dfrac{y}{2}=e^{-5t}
\implies y=2e^{-5t}$
 
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