Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation (dy)/(dx)=x^2-2y
Step 1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2
The integrating factor is defined by the formula , where .
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Step 2.1
Set up the integration.
Step 2.2
Apply the constant rule.
Step 2.3
Remove the constant of integration.
Step 3
Multiply each term by the integrating factor .
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Step 3.1
Multiply each term by .
Step 3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.3
Reorder factors in .
Step 4
Rewrite the left side as a result of differentiating a product.
Step 5
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 6
Integrate the left side.
Step 7
Integrate the right side.
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Step 7.1
Integrate by parts using the formula , where and .
Step 7.2
Simplify.
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Step 7.2.1
Combine and .
Step 7.2.2
Combine and .
Step 7.3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 7.4
Simplify.
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Step 7.4.1
Combine and .
Step 7.4.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.4.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.5
Integrate by parts using the formula , where and .
Step 7.6
Simplify.
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Step 7.6.1
Combine and .
Step 7.6.2
Combine and .
Step 7.6.3
Combine and .
Step 7.7
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 7.8
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 7.8.1
Let . Find .
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Step 7.8.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 7.8.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 7.8.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 7.8.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 7.8.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 7.9
Combine and .
Step 7.10
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 7.11
Simplify.
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Step 7.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.12
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 7.13
Simplify.
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Step 7.13.1
Rewrite as .
Step 7.13.2
Simplify.
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Step 7.13.2.1
Combine and .
Step 7.13.2.2
Combine and .
Step 7.13.2.3
Combine and .
Step 7.13.2.4
Combine and .
Step 7.13.2.5
Combine and .
Step 7.13.2.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.13.2.7
Combine and .
Step 7.13.2.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.13.2.9
Multiply by .
Step 7.14
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 7.15
Simplify.
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Step 7.15.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.15.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.15.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.15.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.15.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.15.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.15.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 7.15.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.15.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.15.3.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.15.3.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.15.4
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.15.4.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.15.4.2
Multiply .
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Step 7.15.4.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 7.15.4.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.15.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.15.6
Combine and .
Step 7.15.7
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.15.8
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 7.15.8.1
Factor out of .
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Step 7.15.8.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 7.15.8.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.15.8.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.15.8.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.15.9
Factor out of .
Step 7.15.10
Rewrite as .
Step 7.15.11
Factor out of .
Step 7.15.12
Rewrite as .
Step 7.15.13
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.16
Reorder terms.
Step 8
Solve for .
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Step 8.1
Simplify.
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Step 8.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 8.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.1.1.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 8.1.1.3
Move to the left of .
Step 8.1.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.1.5
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.1.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.1.1.6.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 8.1.1.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.1.6.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.1.1.6.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 8.1.1.7
Multiply .
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Step 8.1.1.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.1.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.1.7.3
Combine and .
Step 8.1.1.8
Rewrite as .
Step 8.1.1.9
Combine and using a common denominator.
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Step 8.1.1.9.1
Move .
Step 8.1.1.9.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8.1.1.9.3
Combine and .
Step 8.1.1.9.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.1.1.10
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 8.1.1.10.1
Factor out of .
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Step 8.1.1.10.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.1.10.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.1.10.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.1.10.2
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8.1.3
Combine and .
Step 8.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.1.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 8.1.5.1
Factor out of .
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Step 8.1.5.1.1
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.5.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 8.1.5.2
Move to the left of .
Step 8.1.6
Combine.
Step 8.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 8.1.8
Multiply by .
Step 8.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 8.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 8.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 8.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 8.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 8.2.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.2.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 8.2.3.3
Simplify terms.
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Step 8.2.3.3.1
Combine and .
Step 8.2.3.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 8.2.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 8.2.3.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 8.2.3.4.2
Simplify.
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Step 8.2.3.4.2.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 8.2.3.4.2.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 8.2.3.4.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 8.2.3.4.3
Move to the left of .
Step 8.2.3.5
Reorder factors in .
Step 8.2.3.6
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 8.2.3.7
Multiply by .