 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The operator is $(D+1)^2$. Set $y=e^{-x}u$; direct <differentiation> gives $(D+1)^2y=e^{-x}u''$. Hence $u''=3x^2$, and two integrations give
$$
\boxed{y=e^{-x}\left(\frac{x^4}{4}+C_1x+C_2\right).}
$$
The two free constants multiply the independent homogeneous solutions $e^{-x}$ and $xe^{-x}$.

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