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Verified Answer :

Since the Wronskian is


\(W(f,g)=fg'-gf'=3e^{4t}\)

and

\(f(t)=e^{2t}\text{ AND } f'(t)=2e^{2t}\)

then

\(g'e^{2t}-2ge^{2t}=3e^{4t}\)

Divide by \(e^{2t}\)

\(g'-2g=3e^{2t}\)

This is a nonhomogenous first order differential equation.
We write this in the form

\(g'+pg=h\)

There is a really easy way to solve this. We introduce a dummy factor called the integrating factor.
Let

\(u'(t)=u(t)p \\ \\ug'+gu'=(gu)'=uh\)

and

\(g=\frac{\int uh dt}{u}\)

The integrating factor is

\(u(t)=e^{\int- 2dt+c} \\ \\u(t)=e^{-2t+c}\)

Then,

\(g(t)=\frac{\int u(t)(3e^{2t})dt+k}{u(t)}=\frac{\int e^{-2t+c}3e^{2t}dt+k}{e^{-2t+c}}=\frac{3\int e^{c}dt+k}{e^{-2t+c}}=\frac{3te^c+k}{e^{-2t+c}}\)

So

\(g(t)=3te^{2t}+ke^{2t}\)