Linear Second Order ODE/y'' - y = 0/Proof 1

Proof
Note that:

and so by inspection:
 * $y_1 = e^x$

is a particular solution of $(1)$.

$(1)$ is in the form:
 * $y'' + \map P x y' + \map Q x y = 0$

where:
 * $\map P x = 0$
 * $\map Q x = -1$

From Particular Solution to Homogeneous Linear Second Order ODE gives rise to Another:
 * $\map {y_2} x = \map v x \, \map {y_1} x$

where:
 * $\displaystyle v = \int \dfrac 1 { {y_1}^2} e^{-\int P \rd x} \rd x$

is also a particular solution of $(1)$.

We have that:

Hence:

and so:

From Two Linearly Independent Solutions of Homogeneous Linear Second Order ODE generate General Solution:


 * $y = C_1 \sin x + k \paren {-\dfrac C 2 e^{-x} }$

where $k$ is arbitrary.

Setting $C_2 = - \dfrac {k C} 2$ yields the result:
 * $y = C_1 e^x + C_2 e^{-x}$