Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation (dy)/(dx)=(y^2-x^2)/(2xy)
Step 1
Rewrite the differential equation as a function of .
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Step 1.1
Split and simplify.
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Step 1.1.1
Split the fraction into two fractions.
Step 1.1.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.1.2.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.1.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.1.2.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.2
Factor out from .
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Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2
Reorder and .
Step 1.3
Rewrite the differential equation as .
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Step 1.3.1
Factor out from .
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Step 1.3.1.1
Factor out of .
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Reorder and .
Step 1.3.2
Rewrite as .
Step 2
Let . Substitute for .
Step 3
Solve for .
Step 4
Use the product rule to find the derivative of with respect to .
Step 5
Substitute for .
Step 6
Solve the substituted differential equation.
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Step 6.1
Separate the variables.
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Step 6.1.1
Solve for .
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Step 6.1.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.1.1.1.1
Combine and .
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Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 6.1.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.1.1.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.1.1.3.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.1.1.3.3.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.1.1.3.3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Simplify terms.
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Step 6.1.1.3.3.3.1
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify each term.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Move to the left of .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 6.1.1.3.3.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 6.1.1.3.3.4.1
Factor out of .
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Step 6.1.1.3.3.4.1.1
Reorder and .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 6.1.1.3.3.4.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.1.3.3.4.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.1.1.3.3.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.1.3.3.5
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 6.1.1.3.3.6
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.1.3.3.7
Move to the left of .
Step 6.1.2
Regroup factors.
Step 6.1.3
Multiply both sides by .
Step 6.1.4
Simplify.
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Step 6.1.4.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.1.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.1.4.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.1.4.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 6.1.4.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.4.3.3
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.4.3.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.4.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.1.4.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.4.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.5
Rewrite the equation.
Step 6.2
Integrate both sides.
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Step 6.2.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 6.2.2
Integrate the left side.
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Step 6.2.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6.2.2.2
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 6.2.2.2.1
Let . Find .
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Step 6.2.2.2.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 6.2.2.2.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6.2.2.2.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 6.2.2.2.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
Step 6.2.2.2.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 6.2.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 6.2.2.3.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 6.2.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6.2.2.5
Simplify.
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Step 6.2.2.5.1
Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.2.2.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.2.5.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.2.2.5.3
Multiply by .
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The integral of with respect to is .
Step 6.2.2.7
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 6.2.3
Integrate the right side.
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Step 6.2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6.2.3.2
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 6.2.3.3
Simplify.
Step 6.2.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 6.3
Solve for .
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Step 6.3.1
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 6.3.2
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 6.3.3
To multiply absolute values, multiply the terms inside each absolute value.
Step 6.3.4
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.3.5
Multiply by .
Step 6.3.6
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 6.3.7
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 6.3.8
Solve for .
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Step 6.3.8.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 6.3.8.2
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 6.3.8.3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 6.3.8.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.3.8.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.3.8.4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.3.8.4.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.8.4.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.3.8.4.3.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.8.4.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
Step 6.3.8.5
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 6.3.8.6
Simplify .
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Step 6.3.8.6.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 6.3.8.6.2
Combine and .
Step 6.3.8.6.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 6.3.8.6.4
Rewrite as .
Step 6.3.8.6.5
Multiply by .
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Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 6.3.8.6.6.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 6.3.8.6.6.5
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 6.3.8.6.6.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.3.8.6.6.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.3.8.6.6.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.3.8.6.6.6.5
Simplify.
Step 6.3.8.6.7
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6.3.8.6.8
Reorder factors in .
Step 6.4
Simplify the constant of integration.
Step 7
Substitute for .
Step 8
Solve for .
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Step 8.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 8.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 8.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 8.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 8.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.