Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation (dy)/(dx)+8y=2x^3y^(3/4)
Step 1
To solve the differential equation, let where is the exponent of .
Step 2
Solve the equation for .
Step 3
Take the derivative of with respect to .
Step 4
Take the derivative of with respect to .
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Step 4.1
Take the derivative of .
Step 4.2
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 4.2.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 4.2.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 4.2.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 4.3
Rewrite as .
Step 5
Substitute for and for in the original equation .
Step 6
Solve the substituted differential equation.
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Step 6.1
Rewrite the differential equation as .
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Step 6.1.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.1.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.1.1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.1.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.1.1.2.1.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.1.2.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.1.1.2.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.1.2.1.2.2
Divide by .
Step 6.1.1.2.1.3
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 6.1.1.2.1.3.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 6.1.1.2.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.1.2.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.1.2.1.4
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 6.1.1.2.1.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 6.1.1.2.1.4.2.1
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.1.2.1.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.1.2.1.4.2.4
Divide by .
Step 6.1.1.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.1.1.3.1
Factor out of .
Step 6.1.1.3.2
Cancel the common factors.
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Step 6.1.1.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.1.3.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.1.3.3
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 6.1.1.3.3.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
Step 6.1.1.3.3.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.1.1.3.3.2.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.1.3.3.2.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.1.3.4
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.1.1.3.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.1.1.3.4.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.1.2
Rewrite the equation with isolated coefficients.
Step 6.2
The integrating factor is defined by the formula , where .
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Step 6.2.1
Set up the integration.
Step 6.2.2
Apply the constant rule.
Step 6.2.3
Remove the constant of integration.
Step 6.3
Multiply each term by the integrating factor .
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Step 6.3.1
Multiply each term by .
Step 6.3.2
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.3.3
Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
Step 6.3.4
Combine and .
Step 6.3.5
Combine and .
Step 6.3.6
Reorder factors in .
Step 6.4
Rewrite the left side as a result of differentiating a product.
Step 6.5
Set up an integral on each side.
Step 6.6
Integrate the left side.
Step 6.7
Integrate the right side.
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Step 6.7.1
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6.7.2
Integrate by parts using the formula , where and .
Step 6.7.3
Simplify.
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Step 6.7.3.1
Combine and .
Step 6.7.3.2
Combine and .
Step 6.7.3.3
Combine and .
Step 6.7.3.4
Combine and .
Step 6.7.3.5
Combine and .
Step 6.7.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6.7.5
Integrate by parts using the formula , where and .
Step 6.7.6
Simplify.
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Step 6.7.6.1
Combine and .
Step 6.7.6.2
Combine and .
Step 6.7.6.3
Combine and .
Step 6.7.6.4
Combine and .
Step 6.7.6.5
Combine and .
Step 6.7.6.6
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.7.6.6.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.7.6.6.2
Divide by .
Step 6.7.7
Integrate by parts using the formula , where and .
Step 6.7.8
Simplify.
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Step 6.7.8.1
Combine and .
Step 6.7.8.2
Combine and .
Step 6.7.8.3
Combine and .
Step 6.7.9
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6.7.10
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 6.7.10.1
Let . Find .
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Step 6.7.10.1.1
Differentiate .
Step 6.7.10.1.2
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 6.7.10.1.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 6.7.10.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.10.2
Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 6.7.11
Combine and .
Step 6.7.12
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 6.7.13
Simplify.
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Step 6.7.13.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.13.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.14
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 6.7.15
Rewrite as .
Step 6.7.16
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 6.7.17
Simplify.
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Step 6.7.17.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 6.7.17.2
Simplify.
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Step 6.7.17.2.1
Combine.
Step 6.7.17.2.2
Multiply .
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Step 6.7.17.2.2.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 6.7.17.2.3
Combine.
Step 6.7.17.2.4
Multiply .
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Step 6.7.17.2.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.17.2.4.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.17.3
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.7.17.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.17.3.2
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.17.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.17.3.4
Multiply by .
Step 6.7.18
Reorder terms.
Step 6.8
Solve for .
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Step 6.8.1
Simplify.
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Step 6.8.1.1
Combine and .
Step 6.8.1.2
Combine and .
Step 6.8.1.3
Combine and .
Step 6.8.1.4
Combine and .
Step 6.8.1.5
Combine and .
Step 6.8.1.6
Combine and .
Step 6.8.1.7
Combine and .
Step 6.8.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 6.8.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 6.8.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 6.8.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.8.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.8.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 6.8.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 6.8.2.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 6.8.2.3.1.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.2
Combine.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.8.2.3.1.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.4
Multiply by .
Step 6.8.2.3.1.5
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.6
Move to the left of .
Step 6.8.2.3.1.7
Multiply by .
Step 6.8.2.3.1.8
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.8.2.3.1.8.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.8.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.9
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.10
Combine.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.11
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.8.2.3.1.11.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.11.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.12
Multiply by .
Step 6.8.2.3.1.13
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.14
Move to the left of .
Step 6.8.2.3.1.15
Multiply by .
Step 6.8.2.3.1.16
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 6.8.2.3.1.16.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.8.2.3.1.16.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 7
Substitute for .