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I've recently been trying to solve the following equation: d2x/dt2 + (x2 - a) dx/dt + (x2 - b)x = 0 I've reduced it to a first order equation by a simple substitution of y = dx/dt to obtain: dy/dx = (a-x2) + [(b-x2)x]/y = 0 However I cannot figure out how to solve this equation. Is it...