 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The repeated <characteristic root> is $-1$, matching the exponential forcing. Put $y=e^{-x}w$; then $y''+2y'+y=e^{-x}w''$, so $w''=8$. The zero initial conditions give $w(0)=w'(0)=0$, hence
$$
\boxed{y=4x^2e^{-x}.}
$$
The extra quadratic factor is the <resonance> associated with the double root.

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