Past exam of the differential equations and applications course of the University of Oxford / 2011 / A / 1 / b / i / Solution

The characteristic polynomial after multiplication by four is $r^2+4r+4+{\pi }^2$, with roots $-2\pm i\pi$. Thus the general real solution of this constant-coefficient ordinary differential equation isEquivalently the change of dependent variable $y=e^{-2x}v$ gives $Ly=\frac{1}{4}{e}^{-2x}(v^{\prime \prime }+{\pi }^{2}v)$.