2.I.1A

Differential Equations
Part IA, 2008

Let aa be a positive constant. Find the solution to the differential equation

d4ydx4a4y=eax\frac{d^{4} y}{d x^{4}}-a^{4} y=\mathrm{e}^{-a x}

that satisfies y(0)=1y(0)=1 and y0y \rightarrow 0 as xx \rightarrow \infty.