Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation y(dy)/(dx)-x=2y^2
Step 1
Let . Substitute for all occurrences of .
Step 2
Find by differentiating .
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Step 2.1
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 2.1.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 2.1.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.1.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3
Substitute the derivative back in to the differential equation.
Step 4
Rewrite the differential equation as .
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Step 4.1
Rewrite the equation as .
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Step 4.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 4.1.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4.2
Multiply each term in by .
Step 4.3
Combine and .
Step 4.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 4.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.5
Multiply by .
Step 4.6
Reorder and .
Step 5
The integrating factor is defined by the formula , where .
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Step 5.1
Set up the integration.
Step 5.2
Apply the constant rule.
Step 5.3
Remove the constant of integration.
Step 6
Multiply each term by the integrating factor .
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Step 6.1
Multiply each term by .
Step 6.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.4
Reorder factors in .
Step 7
Rewrite the left side as a result of differentiating a product.
Step 8
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 9
Integrate the left side.
Step 10
Integrate the right side.
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Step 10.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10.2
Integrate by parts using the formula , where and .
Step 10.3
Simplify.
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Step 10.3.1
Combine and .
Step 10.3.2
Combine and .
Step 10.3.3
Combine and .
Step 10.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10.5
Simplify.
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Step 10.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 10.6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10.7
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 10.7.1
Let . Find .
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Step 10.7.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 10.7.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 10.7.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 10.7.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 10.7.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 10.8
Simplify.
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Step 10.8.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10.8.2
Combine and .
Step 10.9
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10.10
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 10.11
Simplify.
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Step 10.11.1
Multiply by .
Step 10.11.2
Multiply by .
Step 10.12
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 10.13
Simplify.
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Step 10.13.1
Rewrite as .
Step 10.13.2
Simplify.
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Step 10.13.2.1
Combine and .
Step 10.13.2.2
Combine and .
Step 10.13.2.3
Combine and .
Step 10.14
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 10.15
Simplify.
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Step 10.15.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 10.15.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 10.15.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 10.15.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 10.15.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 10.15.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10.15.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 10.15.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 10.15.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 10.15.3.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 10.15.3.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 10.15.4
Simplify each term.
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Step 10.15.4.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10.15.4.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 10.15.5
Reorder factors in .
Step 10.16
Reorder terms.
Step 11
Solve for .
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Step 11.1
Simplify.
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Step 11.1.1
Combine and .
Step 11.1.2
Combine and .
Step 11.1.3
Combine and .
Step 11.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 11.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 11.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 11.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 11.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 11.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 11.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 11.2.3.1.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 11.2.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 11.2.3.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.3.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 11.2.3.1.4
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 11.2.3.1.5
Multiply by .
Step 11.2.3.1.6
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 11.2.3.1.6.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 11.2.3.1.6.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 12
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 13
Solve for .
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Step 13.1
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 13.2
Simplify .
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Step 13.2.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 13.2.2
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 13.2.2.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.3
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 13.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.5
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 13.2.6
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 13.2.7
Write each expression with a common denominator of , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of .
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Step 13.2.7.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.7.3
Reorder the factors of .
Step 13.2.8
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 13.2.9
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 13.2.9.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 13.2.9.2
Rewrite as .
Step 13.2.9.3
Move to the left of .
Step 13.2.10
Rewrite as .
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Step 13.2.10.1
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 13.2.10.2
Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 13.2.10.3
Rearrange the fraction .
Step 13.2.11
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 13.2.12
Rewrite as .
Step 13.2.13
Combine.
Step 13.2.14
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.15
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.16
Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 13.2.16.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.16.2
Move .
Step 13.2.16.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 13.2.16.4
Raise to the power of .
Step 13.2.16.5
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 13.2.16.6
Add and .
Step 13.2.16.7
Rewrite as .
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Step 13.2.16.7.1
Use to rewrite as .
Step 13.2.16.7.2
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 13.2.16.7.3
Combine and .
Step 13.2.16.7.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 13.2.16.7.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 13.2.16.7.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 13.2.16.7.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 13.2.17
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 13.2.18
Simplify the expression.
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Step 13.2.18.1
Multiply by .
Step 13.2.18.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 13.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 13.3.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
Step 13.3.2
Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
Step 13.3.3
The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 14
Simplify the constant of integration.