Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation x^2+y^2+xyy''''=0
Step 1
Rewrite the differential equation.
Step 2
Rewrite the differential equation as a function of .
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Step 2.1
Solve for .
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Step 2.1.1
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 2.1.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.1.1.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.1.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.1.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.1.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.1.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.1.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.2.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 2.1.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 2.1.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.1.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 2.1.2.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.1.2.3.1.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.1.2.3.1.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.1.2.3.1.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.2.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.1.2.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.1.2.3.1.3.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.1.2.3.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.1.2.3.1.4
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2
Rewrite as .
Step 3
Let . Substitute for .
Step 4
Solve for .
Step 5
Use the product rule to find the derivative of with respect to .
Step 6
Substitute for .
Step 7
Solve the substituted differential equation.
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Step 7.1
Separate the variables.
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Step 7.1.1
Solve for .
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Step 7.1.1.1
Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule .
Step 7.1.1.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 7.1.1.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7.1.1.2.2
Subtract from .
Step 7.1.1.3
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.1.1.3.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.1.1.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.1.1.3.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.1.1.3.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.1.1.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.1.1.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.1.1.3.3.1.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 7.1.1.3.3.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.1.3.3.1.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.1.2
Factor.
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Step 7.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Step 7.1.2.1.1
Reorder and .
Step 7.1.2.1.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.2.1.4
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 7.1.2.3
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.1.2.5
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 7.1.2.5.1
Move .
Step 7.1.2.5.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.1.3
Regroup factors.
Step 7.1.4
Multiply both sides by .
Step 7.1.5
Simplify.
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Step 7.1.5.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 7.1.5.2
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.1.5.3.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 7.1.5.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.5.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 7.1.5.3.4
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.1.5.3.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.1.5.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.1.5.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.1.5.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.1.6
Rewrite the equation.
Step 7.2
Integrate both sides.
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Step 7.2.1
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 7.2.2
Integrate the left side.
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Step 7.2.2.1
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 7.2.2.1.1
Let . Find .
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Step 7.2.2.1.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 7.2.2.1.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Evaluate .
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Step 7.2.2.1.1.3.1
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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Multiply by .
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Differentiate using the Constant Rule.
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Step 7.2.2.1.1.4.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 7.2.2.1.1.4.2
Add and .
Step 7.2.2.1.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 7.2.2.2
Simplify.
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Step 7.2.2.2.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 7.2.2.3
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 7.2.2.4
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 7.2.2.5
Simplify.
Step 7.2.2.6
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 7.2.3
Integrate the right side.
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Step 7.2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 7.2.3.2
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 7.2.3.3
Simplify.
Step 7.2.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 7.3
Solve for .
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Step 7.3.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 7.3.2
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 7.3.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.3.2.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 7.3.2.1.1.1
Combine and .
Step 7.3.2.1.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.3.2.1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.3.2.1.1.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.3.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 7.3.2.2.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 7.3.2.2.1.2
Multiply by .
Step 7.3.3
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 7.3.4
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.3.4.1
Simplify .
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Step 7.3.4.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 7.3.4.1.1.1
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 7.3.4.1.1.2
Remove the absolute value in because exponentiations with even powers are always positive.
Step 7.3.4.1.2
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 7.3.4.1.3
Reorder factors in .
Step 7.3.5
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 7.3.6
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 7.3.7
Solve for .
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Step 7.3.7.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 7.3.7.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.3.7.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.3.7.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.3.7.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.3.7.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.3.7.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 7.3.7.3
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 7.3.7.4
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 7.3.7.5
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 7.3.7.5.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 7.3.7.5.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 7.3.7.5.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.3.7.5.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.3.7.5.2.1.2
Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 7.3.7.5.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 7.3.7.6
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 7.3.7.7
Simplify .
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Step 7.3.7.7.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 7.3.7.7.2
Rewrite as .
Step 7.3.7.7.3
Multiply by .
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Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 7.3.7.7.4.1
Multiply by .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 7.3.7.7.4.3
Raise to the power of .
Step 7.3.7.7.4.4
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 7.3.7.7.4.5
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 7.3.7.7.4.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 7.3.7.7.4.6.3
Combine and .
Step 7.3.7.7.4.6.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 7.3.7.7.4.6.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 7.3.7.7.4.6.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7.3.7.7.4.6.5
Evaluate the exponent.
Step 7.3.7.7.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
Step 7.3.7.7.6
Reorder factors in .
Step 7.4
Group the constant terms together.
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Step 7.4.1
Simplify the constant of integration.
Step 7.4.2
Combine constants with the plus or minus.
Step 8
Substitute for .
Step 9
Solve for .
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Step 9.1
Multiply both sides by .
Step 9.2
Simplify.
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Step 9.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 9.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 9.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 9.2.1.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 9.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 9.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 9.2.2.1.1
Simplify the numerator.
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Combine and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 9.2.2.1.1.3
Combine and .
Step 9.2.2.1.1.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 9.2.2.1.1.5
Combine and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 9.2.2.1.1.6.1
Factor the perfect power out of .
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Factor the perfect power out of .
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Rearrange the fraction .
Step 9.2.2.1.1.7
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 9.2.2.1.1.8
Combine and .
Step 9.2.2.1.2
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 9.2.2.1.3
Combine.
Step 9.2.2.1.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 9.2.2.1.4.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .