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Differential Equations · Hard problem

Critically damped motion satisfies y′′+4y′+4y=0y''+4y'+4y=0 with y(0)=2y(0)=2 and y′(0)=1y'(0)=1. The mass initially moves away from equilibrium, then turns back. At what time t>0t>0 is it moving back toward equilibrium at its fastest (that is, when is its velocity most negative)?