Differential Eq. Last Step Solution Separating Variables

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Solve each differential equation. Express the general solution in explicit form.

y' = (3x^2 -1) / (3+2y)

So, I will skip many steps, because they are easy. However, I am stuck in one of the last ones.
y^2 +3y = x^3- x +C

y(y+3)= x^3 - x +C

I have seen the solution for y, but I don't understand how it is derived. Can someone help?
 
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HallsofIvy said:
y(y+ 3)= y^2+ 3y= x^3- x+ C

y^2+ 3y+ (x- C)= 0.

Solve that quadratic equation using the quadratic formula.

Hello HallsofIvy, How did you get rid of x^3 ?
 
knowLittle said:
Hello HallsofIvy, How did you get rid of x^3 ?

Chestermiller said:
He appears to inadvertently left it out.
Yes.
Chestermiller said:
The method HallsofIvy suggested and the method I suggested are mathematically equivalent.
Move all of the terms to the left side, and you'll have a quadratic in y. It's probably simpler at this point to just use the Quadratic Formula to solve for y, which will have two parts separated by ±, as is usually the case.

If there is an initial condition, it might lead you to choose one or the other of the two values.