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We consider two non-homogeneous first order differential equations and we use Nevanlinna theory to determine when the solutions of these differential equations can have the same zeros or nearly the same zeros.
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Asiri, A. Common Zeros of the Solutions of Two Non-Homogeneous First Order Differential Equations. Results. Math. 63, 501–510 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-011-0213-y
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