Can you help me evaluate the integral in this linear differential equation?

[Butterfly41398]

Homework Statement

Fing the general solution

Relevant Equations

Integrating factor = exp{integral[p(x)]}

I tried it but I don't know how to evaluate the integral on the last equation. Help.

 

[Mark44]

Homework Statement:: Fing the general solution
Relevant Equations:: Integrating factor = exp{integral[p(x)]}

I tried it but I don't know how to evaluate the integral on the last equation. Help.

Can you post a photo of the problem as given in your book?

 

[Delta2]

It seems to me what you did is almost correct (you forgot the integration constant though so that equation should be $$ye^{x^2}=\int x^2e^{x^2}dx+C$$)
However the above integral doesn't have a closed form. Perhaps the original equation is $$\frac{dy}{dx}=x^3-2xy$$? (or even $$\frac{dy}{dx}=x-2xy$$) cause if it is so then the integral will be $$\int x^3 e^{x^2} dx$$ (or $$\int xe^{x^2} dx$$) and will have a closed form.

 

[Mark44]

However the above integral doesn't have a closed form.

Which is why I asked to see the original problem, in case it's different from what is being worked on here.

 

[Butterfly41398]

Can you post a photo of the problem as given in your book?

That's really what is given on the book sir.

 

[Butterfly41398]

It seems to me what you did is almost correct (you forgot the integration constant though so that equation should be $$ye^{x^2}=\int x^2e^{x^2}dx+C$$)
However the above integral doesn't have a closed form. Perhaps the original equation is $$\frac{dy}{dx}=x^3-2xy$$? (or even $$\frac{dy}{dx}=x-2xy$$) cause if it is so then the integral will be $$\int x^3 e^{x^2} dx$$ (or $$\int xe^{x^2} dx$$) and will have a closed form.

I've attached the original pocture sir. It's really x^2. So does that mean the differential equation can't be solved? And by means "closed form" what does it mean sir. I want to know more. Tnx in advance.

 

[Delta2]

By closed form we mean a form that is finite and contains only the elementary well known functions ($x^n,\sin x, e^x,\ln x,a^x$ e.t.c) for example $$y=\frac{\tan(x^2e^{x^2}+1)+\ln({x^3+1})}{2^x}$$ is a closed form (no matter how complex it might be).

In this case we cannot express the integral as a closed form so all we can do is write the integral in the solution just as it is, so the solution would be $$y=e^{-x^2}\left ( \int x^2e^{x^2} dx+C\right )$$ which is a solution not in closed form. So a solution exists , but simply we cannot write the solution in closed form.

I suspect a typo in the statement of the problem, it should be $x$ or $x^3$, can't explain it otherwise.

 

[Mark44]

I suspect a typo in the statement of the problem

I do, too, unless the intent was to give the solution in terms of the integral shown in Delta2's post.