Practice: Solving a System of Linear DEs (Initial Value Problem) Find the gener…

Practice: Solving a System of Linear DEs (Initial Value Problem)

Find the general solution of the following linear system of differential equations:
{y1=5y1+y2y2=8y1+2y2\left\{\begin{array}{rcrcr} y_1'&=&-5y_1&+&y_2\\ y_2'&=&8y_1&+&2y_2\\ \end{array}\right.
Then, solve for the arbitrary constants given the initial conditions:
y1(0)=5y_1(0)=5 , y2(0)=1y_2(0)=-1
Write the equations for the solution functions y1(x)y_1(x) and y2(x)y_2(x).
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