Question: Using the method of Sec. 4.7, convert each differential equation in Problems 1-2 to a system o f first-order equationsm Then verify that the charac-teristic

Using the method of Sec. 4.7, convert each differential equation in Problems 1-2 to a system o f first-order equationsm Then verify that the charac-teristic roots of the DE are the same as the eigenvalues of the matrix of the converted linear system.
(1) y" - y' - 2y = 0
(2) y" - 2y' + 5y = 0

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