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Show that y1 = sin x2 and y2 = cos x2 are linearly independent functions, but that their W...

Show that y1 = sin x2 and y2 = cos x2 are linearly independent functions, but that their Wronskian vanishes at x = 0. Why does this imply that there is no differential equation of the form y″ + p(x)y′ + q(x)y = 0, with both p and q continuous everywhere, having both y1 and y2 as solutions?

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