\begin{frame} \frametitle{2nd Midterm Exam - Review} \begin{exampleblock}{} Find constants $A,B,C$ such that $y = Ax^2 + Bx + C$ satisfies \begin{align*} y'' + y' - 2y = x^2 \end{align*} \pause We have \begin{align*} y &= Ax^2 + Bx + C & y' &= \mpause[1]{2Ax + B} & \mpause[2]{y''} &\mpause[2]{=} \mpause[3]{2A} \end{align*} \pause\pause\pause\pause Thus \begin{align*} x^2 &= y'' + y' - 2y = \mpause[1]{(2Ax + B) + (2A) - 2(Ax^2 + Bx + C)} \\ &\mpause[2]{= (-2A)x^2 + (2A - 2B)x + (2A + B - 2C)} \end{align*} \pause\pause\pause Hence\vspace{-2ex} \begin{align*} &-2A = \mpause[1]{1} \mpause[2]{\;\implies\; A = -1/2} \\ &\mpause[3]{2A - 2B = 0} \mpause[4]{\;\implies\; B = A = -1/2} \\ &\mpause[5]{2A + B - 2C = 0} \mpause[6]{\;\implies\; C = -3/4} \end{align*} \end{exampleblock} \end{frame}