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First-Order Equations · Challenge problem

The functions y1=x2+1y_1=x^2+1 and y2=x2+x+1y_2=x^2+x+1 are both solutions, on x>0x>0, of one linear equation y′+p(x) y=q(x)y'+p(x)\,y=q(x). Find q(2)q(2).