Checking my separable differential equation solution

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Homework Statement


Can someone please verify if I am solving this equation right.


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  • Handwritten separable differential equation solution on lined notebook paper: x sin y dx + (x^2+1) cos y dy = 0, y(1)=pi/2, with substitutions u = sin y and v = x^2+1 and the final result y = arcsin[A/sqrt(x^2+1)].
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how about checking by differentiating
[tex]sin(y) = \frac{A}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{d}{dx}sin(y) = \frac{d}{dx}\frac{A}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}[/tex]

[tex]cos(y)\frac{dy}{dx} = 2A(x^2+1)^{-3/2}\frac{-1}{2}2x[/tex]

[tex]cos(y) dy \frac{A}{\sqrt{x^2+1}} = -A(x^2+1)^{-3/2}2x.dx.sin(y)[/tex]

[tex]cos(y)dy(x^2+1)= -sin(y)2x.dx[/tex]

which is looking ok, you probably want to use your initial condition though