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stefan10
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Homework Statement
Solve each of these differential equations by two different methods.
[tex] \frac{dy}{dx} = 4(y+1)x^3[/tex]
Homework Equations
Integrating factor
[tex] \rho = \exp (\int(p(x) dx)[/tex]
Linear Equation
[tex] \frac{dy}{dx} + p(x) y(x) = Q(x) [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
So I first solved it using separation. I get [tex] y=A \exp(x^4) -1 [/tex]
I then try to solve it using Integrating factors.
[tex] \frac{dy}{dx} + - 4x^3 y=4x^3 [/tex]
[tex] \rho = \exp (\int -4x^3 dx) = exp(-x^4) [/tex]
Multiplying through by the integrating factor I get.
[tex] \exp(-x^4) y= \int 4x^3 exp(-x^4) dx [/tex]
but when I solve it, I get
[tex] y = -1 [/tex]What can I be doing wrong? I checked my steps multiple times.