Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation (dy)/(dx)+y=y^-2
Step 1
Separate the variables.
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Step 1.1
Solve for .
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Step 1.1.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 1.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4
Rewrite the equation.
Step 2
Integrate both sides.
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Step 2.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 2.2
Integrate the left side.
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Step 2.2.1
Simplify.
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Step 2.2.1.1
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 2.2.1.1.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Since both terms are perfect cubes, factor using the difference of cubes formula, where and .
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Simplify.
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Step 2.2.1.1.4.4.1
One to any power is one.
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Multiply by .
Step 2.2.1.2
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 2.2.1.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.2
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 2.2.2.1
Let . Find .
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Step 2.2.2.1.1
Differentiate .
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Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.2.1.3
Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.2.1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Simplify the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
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Rewrite as .
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Simplify.
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Step 2.2.2.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Combine terms.
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Step 2.2.2.1.4.5.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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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.
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
Step 2.2.2.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 2.2.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.3.2
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.5
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.6
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.7
Simplify.
Step 2.2.8
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3
Apply the constant rule.
Step 2.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 3
Solve for .
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Step 3.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.2
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 3.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.1.1.1
Expand by multiplying each term in the first expression by each term in the second expression.
Step 3.2.1.1.2
Simplify terms.
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.1.6.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Simplify terms.
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.2.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.2.1.1
Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.2.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
Step 3.2.1.1.2.2.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.1.2.2.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply.
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.2.4.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 3.4
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 3.5
Solve for .
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Step 3.5.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.5.2
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 3.5.3
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.5.4
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.5.4.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.5.4.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.5.4.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3.5.4.2.2
Divide by .
Step 3.5.4.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.5.4.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.5.4.3.1.1
Move the negative one from the denominator of .
Step 3.5.4.3.1.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3.5.4.3.1.3
Divide by .
Step 3.5.5
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 4
Group the constant terms together.
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Step 4.1
Simplify the constant of integration.
Step 4.2
Rewrite as .
Step 4.3
Reorder and .
Step 4.4
Combine constants with the plus or minus.