Calculus Examples

Solve the Differential Equation x(dv)/(dx)=(1-4v^2)/(3v)
Step 1
Separate the variables.
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Step 1.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.1.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.1.3.1
Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.
Step 1.1.3.2
Simplify the numerator.
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 1.1.3.2.4
Multiply by .
Step 1.1.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 1.2
Regroup factors.
Step 1.3
Multiply both sides by .
Step 1.4
Simplify.
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Step 1.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.4.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.4.2.1
Factor out of .
Step 1.4.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.4.3
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.4.3.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.4.3.2
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.5
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
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.2
Let . Then , so . Rewrite using and .
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Step 2.2.2.1
Let . Find .
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Step 2.2.2.1.1
Differentiate .
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Differentiate using the Product Rule which states that is where and .
Step 2.2.2.1.3
Differentiate.
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Step 2.2.2.1.3.1
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.5
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.6
Simplify the expression.
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Step 2.2.2.1.3.6.1
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.8
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Add and .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.10
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Move to the left of .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 2.2.2.1.3.13
Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Step 2.2.2.1.4.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Combine terms.
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Step 2.2.2.1.4.3.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Subtract from .
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Rewrite the problem using and .
Step 2.2.3
Simplify.
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Step 2.2.3.1
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.3.2
Multiply by .
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Move to the left of .
Step 2.2.4
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.5
Multiply by .
Step 2.2.6
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 2.2.7
Simplify.
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Step 2.2.7.1
Combine and .
Step 2.2.7.2
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 2.2.8
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.2.9
Simplify.
Step 2.2.10
Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 2.3
The integral of with respect to is .
Step 2.4
Group the constant of integration on the right side as .
Step 3
Solve for .
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Step 3.1
Multiply both sides of the equation by .
Step 3.2
Simplify both sides of the equation.
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Step 3.2.1
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.2.1.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.1.1.1
Expand using the FOIL Method.
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Step 3.2.1.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.1.1.2
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.1.1.2
Simplify and combine like terms.
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.1
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Rewrite using the commutative property of multiplication.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.2.1.1.2.1.5.1
Move .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.1.2.1.6
Multiply by .
Step 3.2.1.1.2.2
Add and .
Step 3.2.1.1.2.3
Add and .
Step 3.2.1.1.3
Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.1.1.4.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.1.4.5
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.1.5
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.2.1.1.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.2.1.1.5.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.2.1.1.6
Multiply.
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Step 3.2.1.1.6.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.2.2
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.2.2.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.2.2.1.1
Simplify terms.
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Step 3.2.2.1.1.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.2.1.2.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.2.2.1.2.2
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 3.3.1
Multiply each term in by .
Step 3.3.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.3.2.1
Move to the left of .
Step 3.3.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.3.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.3.3.1.1.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.1.1.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.3.3.1.2
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.3.3.1.2.1
Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
Step 3.3.3.1.2.2
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.3.3.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.4
Move all the terms containing a logarithm to the left side of the equation.
Step 3.5
Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.5.1
Simplify .
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Step 3.5.1.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.5.1.1.1
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 3.5.1.1.2
Simplify by moving inside the logarithm.
Step 3.5.1.1.3
Remove the absolute value in because exponentiations with even powers are always positive.
Step 3.5.1.2
Use the product property of logarithms, .
Step 3.5.1.3
Reorder factors in .
Step 3.6
To solve for , rewrite the equation using properties of logarithms.
Step 3.7
Rewrite in exponential form using the definition of a logarithm. If and are positive real numbers and , then is equivalent to .
Step 3.8
Solve for .
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Step 3.8.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.8.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.8.2.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.8.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.8.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.8.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 3.8.3
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.8.4
Simplify .
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Step 3.8.4.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 3.8.4.1.1
Factor the perfect power out of .
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Factor the perfect power out of .
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Rearrange the fraction .
Step 3.8.4.2
Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.8.4.3
Rewrite as .
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Combine.
Step 3.8.4.5
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and simplify the denominator.
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Step 3.8.4.7.1
Multiply by .
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Move .
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Raise to the power of .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.8.4.7.5
Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Step 3.8.4.7.6.1
Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
Step 3.8.4.7.6.4
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.8.4.7.6.5.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.8.4.7.6.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.8.4.7.6.5.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.8.4.7.6.5.2.4
Divide by .
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.8.4.8.1
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.8.4.9.1
Rewrite as .
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Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 3.8.4.9.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Factor out .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.8.4.9.5
Combine using the product rule for radicals.
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Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 3.8.4.10.1
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.8.4.10.1.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.8.4.10.1.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.8.4.10.1.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 3.8.4.10.2
Reorder factors in .
Step 3.8.5
Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
Step 3.8.6
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 3.8.7
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 3.8.7.1
Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 3.8.7.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 3.8.7.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 3.8.7.2.1.2
Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 3.8.7.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.8.7.3.1.1
Simplify .
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Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 3.8.8
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 3.8.9
Simplify .
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Step 3.8.9.1
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.8.9.2
Rewrite as .
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Step 3.8.9.2.1
Factor the perfect power out of .
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Factor the perfect power out of .
Step 3.8.9.2.3
Rearrange the fraction .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
Step 3.8.9.4
Combine and .
Step 4
Simplify the constant of integration.