Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-differential-equations-2-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2023/3/a/i/solution

Consider real roots. Every zero at is , , and its derivative is nonzero. For a regular perturbation, write . The Taylor series
gives . Thus, through the requested order,
There is no quadratic term. The exact parametrization also verifies completeness and the remainder order for .

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