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Solving a non-linear non-seperable differential equation

 
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May25-08, 02:23 PM   #1
 

Solving a non-linear non-seperable differential equation


I'm having trouble solving this differential equation:

(2x^2)yy' = −1

I'm just really not sure how to go about solving this.
 
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May25-08, 05:46 PM   #2
 
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Why isn't it separable?

[tex]2x^2 y \frac{dy}{dx} = -1 \Rightarrow 2y dy = -\frac{dx}{x^2}[/tex]
 
May25-08, 05:54 PM   #3
 
Ah yes, that's actually quite easy, I'm just being dense.

Thanks for the help.

SuperNomad
 
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