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(* Numerical Mathematics and Computing, Fifth Edition *)
(* Ward Cheney & David Kincaid		              *)
(* Brooks/Cole Publ. Co.			      *)
(* (c) 2004                                           *)
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(* explicit solution of ODE *)
DSolve[{x'[t] == 3*t^2 - 4/t + 1/(1 + t^2), 
        x[5] == 17}, x[t], t]