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Second-Order Linear Equations · Challenge problem

For y ′′+2y ′+5y=0y\,\prime\prime + 2y\,\prime + 5y = 0, the solutions oscillate with a decaying envelope e−ate^{-at} and angular frequency ω\omega. Compute a+ωa + \omega.