The document discusses repeated eigenvalues in systems of linear differential equations. If some eigenvalues are repeated, there may not be n linearly independent solutions of the form x = ξert. Additional solutions must be sought that are products of polynomials and exponential functions. For a double eigenvalue r, the first solution is x(1) = ξert, where ξ satisfies (A-rI)ξ = 0. The second solution has the form x(2) = ξtert + ηert, where η satisfies (A-rI)η = ξ and η is called a generalized eigenvector.