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Nonhomogeneous Equations & Resonance · Hard problem

A system starts at rest and obeys y′′+4y′+4y=e−2ty''+4y'+4y=e^{-2t} (a double resonance, since −2-2 is a repeated root). Find the time t>0t>0 at which the velocity y′(t)y'(t) is largest.