a) General Solution

> lambda := 'lambda':

> eigenvalues( A );

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> eigenvectors( A );

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Case 2: Complex Eigenvalues

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The following two-parameter family of solutions is the general solution to the system of ODEs

> SOLgen := c1 * Y1 + c2 * Y2;

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