The following figure represents the graph of a particular solution to ay'' + by' + cy = 0. What can you say about the root(s) of the characteristic polynomial ar^2 + br + c = 0? Briefly explain your answer. A. There are distinct real roots r1, r2 C. The roots are purely imaginary r = ±?i B. There is a repeated real root r D. The roots are complex r = ? ± ?i
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