Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation 3xvdv+(2v^2-1)dx=0
Step 1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Multiply both sides by .
Step 3
Simplify.
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Step 3.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.2
Combine and .
Step 3.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.3.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4
Combine and .
Step 3.5
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 3.6
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.6.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.6.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.6.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.6.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.7
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Integrate both sides.
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Step 4.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 4.2
Integrate the left side.
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Step 4.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.2.2
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 4.2.2.1
Let . Find .
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Step 4.2.2.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 4.2.2.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.2.1.3
Evaluate .
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Step 4.2.2.1.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.2.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.2.2.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.2.1.4
Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 4.2.2.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.2.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 4.2.2.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 4.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 4.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 4.2.3.2
Move to the left of .
Step 4.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.2.5
Combine and .
Step 4.2.6
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.2.7
Simplify.
Step 4.2.8
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3
Integrate the right side.
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Step 4.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 4.3.2
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 4.3.3
Simplify.
Step 4.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 5
Solve for .
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Step 5.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 5.2
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 5.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.2.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 5.2.1.1.2
Combine.
Step 5.2.1.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.1.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.1.1.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.2.1.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.1.1.4.2
Divide by .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.2.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 5.2.2.1.2
Combine and .
Step 5.2.2.1.3
Combine and .
Step 5.3
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 5.3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 5.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.3.2.1
Move to the left of .
Step 5.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 5.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.3.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 5.3.3.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.3.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.3.3.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.3.3.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.4
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 5.5
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.5.1
Simplify .
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Step 5.5.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 5.5.1.1.1
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 5.5.1.1.2
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 5.5.1.1.3
Remove the absolute value in because exponentiations with even powers are always positive.
Step 5.5.1.2
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 5.5.1.3
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.6
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 5.7
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 5.8
Solve for .
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Step 5.8.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 5.8.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.8.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.8.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.8.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.8.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.8.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.8.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.8.4
Simplify .
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Step 5.8.4.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 5.8.4.1.1
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 5.8.4.1.2
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 5.8.4.1.3
Rearrange the fraction .
Step 5.8.4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 5.8.4.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5.8.4.4
Combine.
Step 5.8.4.5
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.4.6
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.4.7
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.8.4.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.4.7.2
Move .
Step 5.8.4.7.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.8.4.7.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.8.4.7.5
Add and .
Step 5.8.4.7.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 5.8.4.7.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.8.4.7.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.8.4.7.6.3
Combine and .
Step 5.8.4.7.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.8.4.7.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.8.4.7.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.8.4.7.6.5
Simplify.
Step 5.8.4.8
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.4.9
Rewrite as .
Step 5.8.4.10
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 5.8.4.11
Reorder factors in .
Step 5.8.5
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 5.8.6
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 5.8.7
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 5.8.7.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 5.8.7.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 5.8.7.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.8.7.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.8.7.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 5.8.8
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 5.8.9
Simplify .
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Step 5.8.9.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 5.8.9.2
Rewrite as .
Step 5.8.9.3
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.9.4
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.8.9.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 5.8.9.4.2
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.8.9.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 5.8.9.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 5.8.9.4.5
Add and .
Step 5.8.9.4.6
Rewrite as .
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Step 5.8.9.4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 5.8.9.4.6.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 5.8.9.4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 5.8.9.4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 5.8.9.4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.8.9.4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.8.9.4.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 5.8.9.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 6
Simplify the constant of integration.