Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation 2xy+8x+(x^2-9)(dy)/(dx)=0
Step 1
Separate the variables.
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Step 1.1
Solve for .
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Step 1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 1.1.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.1.2.2
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.1.3
Factor out of .
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Step 1.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.3.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.1.4
Rewrite as .
Step 1.1.5
Factor.
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Step 1.1.5.1
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 1.1.5.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 1.1.6
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.1.6.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.1.6.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.1.6.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.1.6.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.6.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.1.6.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.6.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.6.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.1.6.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.1.6.3.1.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.6.3.1.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.2
Factor.
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Step 1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Step 1.2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 1.2.1.3
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.2.3
Factor out of .
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Step 1.2.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.2.3.2
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
Step 1.3
Regroup factors.
Step 1.4
Multiply both sides by .
Step 1.5
Simplify.
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Step 1.5.1
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 1.5.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.5.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 1.5.2.2
Factor out of .
Step 1.5.2.3
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.5.2.4
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.6
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
Let . Then . Rewrite using and .
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Step 2.2.1.1
Let . Find .
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Step 2.2.1.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 2.2.1.1.2
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.1.1.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.1.1.5
Add and .
Step 2.2.1.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.2.2
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3
Integrate the right side.
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Step 2.3.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.3.2
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.4
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 2.3.4.1
Let . Find .
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Step 2.3.4.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 2.3.4.1.2
Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.3.4.1.3
Differentiate.
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Step 2.3.4.1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.3
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.4
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.3.4.1.3.4.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.5
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.6
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.7
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.8
Simplify by adding terms.
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Step 2.3.4.1.3.8.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
Step 2.3.4.1.3.8.3
Add and .
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Simplify by subtracting numbers.
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Step 2.3.4.1.3.8.4.1
Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 2.3.4.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.3.5
Simplify.
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Step 2.3.5.1
Multiply by .
Step 2.3.5.2
Move to the left of .
Step 2.3.6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.3.7
Simplify.
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Step 2.3.7.1
Combine and .
Step 2.3.7.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 2.3.7.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 2.3.7.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 2.3.7.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 2.3.7.2.2.4
Divide by .
Step 2.3.8
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.3.9
Simplify.
Step 2.3.10
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 3
Solve for .
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Step 3.1
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.2
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 3.3
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 3.3.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.3.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.4
Simplify terms.
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Step 3.4.1
Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 3.4.1.1
Reorder the factors in the terms and .
Step 3.4.1.2
Add and .
Step 3.4.1.3
Add and .
Step 3.4.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.4.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.5
To multiply absolute values, multiply the terms inside each absolute value.
Step 3.6
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 3.6.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.6.2
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.6.3
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.7
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.7.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.7.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.8
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 3.9
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 3.10
Solve for .
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Step 3.10.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.10.2
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 3.10.3
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 3.10.3.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.10.3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.10.4
Factor out of .
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Step 3.10.4.1
Factor out of .
Step 3.10.4.2
Factor out of .
Step 3.10.4.3
Factor out of .
Step 3.10.5
Rewrite as .
Step 3.10.6
Factor.
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Step 3.10.6.1
Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.10.6.2
Remove unnecessary parentheses.
Step 3.10.7
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.10.7.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 3.10.7.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.10.7.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.10.7.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.10.7.2.1.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.10.7.2.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.10.7.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.10.7.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 3.10.7.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.10.7.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4
Simplify the constant of integration.