> Hello
>
> I have a question
> Can maxima solve this equation
> 'diff(x,t,2)+k/m*x=0 ?
>
> I try with ode2
>
> (%i1) ode2('diff(x,t,2)+k/m*x=0, x, t);
> but maxima return this
> "Is k*m positive, negative, or zero?"
>
> Please help me .
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You can suppress the question by assuming all variables to be positive by:
assume_pos:true;
before calling ode
Wilhelm Haager