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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 2 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2025 Paper 2 5 b Solution by
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Write . A constant-coefficient linear ordinary differential equation has transfer function , where . The specified simple poles correspond to . A minimal-order choice is thereforeThus one possible system isup to a common nonzero multiplicative constant. The root permits an exponentially growing homogeneous solution; the pole data therefore describe an unstable system. This does not prevent the requested algebraic reconstruction of its transfer function.
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