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NexusRich

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Can someone please explain why the number of arbitrary constants of the general solution is equal to the order of the DE ?
 

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The order of the DE is effectively the number of times you need to “integrate” it to get the general solution. Each time you integrate you generate an arbitrary constant which cannot be found unless you know the specific conditions.
 

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