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Since the first post did not type out the solution, I will type out my solution and fix my mistake in the picture.
First, we need to find the homogeneous solution
 $r^2-5r-8=0$
 $(r+4)(r-2)=0$
  $r_1=-4,r_2=2$
  $y_c(t) = c_1e^{-4t}+c_2e^{2t}$
Secondly, we need to find particular solution of $y" +2y' -8y = -30e^{2t}$
$y_p(t) =Ate^{2t}, y'_p(t) = Ae^{2t} +2Ate^{2t}, y"_p(t) = 4Ae^{2t}+4Ate^t$
$4Ae^{2t}+4Ate^{2t}+2Ae^{2t}+4Ate^{2t}-8Ate^{2t}=-30e^{2t}$
$6Ae^{2t} = -30e^{2t}$
A=-5
Thus, $y_p(t) =-5te^{2t}$
Thirdly, we need to find particular solution of $y" +2y' -8y = 24e^{-2t}$
$y_p(t) =Bte^{-2t}, y'_p(t) = -2Be^{-2t}, y"_p(t) = 4Be^{-2t}$
plug in back to the equation we get,
$4Be^{-2t}-4Be^{-2t} - 8Be^{-2t}=24e^{2t}$
Thus, B=-3
Thus, $y_p(t) =-3e^{-2t}$
Therefore, $y(t) = c_1e^{-4t} +c_2e^{2t}-5te^{2t}-3e^{-2t}$
(b) $y(0) = 0$ so that $c_1+c_2 -3= 0$
     $y'(0) =0$ so that $-4c_1+2c_2 +1= 0$
    Therefore $c_1=\frac{7}{6}, c_2 = \frac{11}{6}$ and $y(t) = \frac{7}{6}e^{-4t} +\frac{11}{6}e^{2t}-5te^{2t}-3e^{-2t}$

Since the first post did not type out the solution, I will type mine here.
Thank you Shengying, I fixed my problem here.
First, we need to find the homogeneous solution
 $r^2-5r+4=0$
 $(r-4)(r-1)=0$
  $r_1=4,r_2=1$
  $y_c(t) = c_1e^{4t}+c_2e^{t}$
Secondly, we need to find particular solution of $y" - 5y' +4y = -12e^t$
$y_p(t) =Ate^t, y'_p(t) = Ae^t +Ate^t, y"_p(t) = 2Ae^t+Ate^t$
plug in back to the equation we get A=4
Thus, $y_p(t) =4te^t$
Thirdly, we need to find particular solution of $y" - 5y' +4y = 20e^{-t}$
$y_p(t) =Bte^{-t}, y'_p(t) = -Be^{-t}, y"_p(t) = Be^{-t}$
plug in back to the equation we get B=2
Thus, $y_p(t) =2e^{-t}$
Therefore, $y(t) = c_1e^4t +c_2e^t+4te^t+2e^{-t}$
(b) $y(0) = 0$ so that $c_1+c_2 = -2$
     $y'(0) =0$ so that $4c_1+c_2 = -2$
    Therefore $c_1=0, c_2 = -2$ and $y(t) = -2e^t +4te^t+2e^{-t}$