Find Differential Equation with This Solution

1. Sep 17, 2013

AATroop

1. Find a differential equation with the solution y(x) = (x + C)3

2. There are no relevant equations.

3. I'm not entirely sure how to do this; I understand that a differential equation has multiple solutions, but for some reason I'm lost on how to find the equation from the solution itself.

Last edited: Sep 17, 2013
2. Sep 17, 2013

Dick

Differentiate the solution. See if you can find a way to express x+C in terms of y(x).

3. Sep 17, 2013

AATroop

Thanks for helping me. I was working on it and I reached $\frac{dy}{dx} = 3\times y^{2/3}$. I found the derivative and basically just substituted.

4. Sep 17, 2013

Dick

And that is exactly correct. If you solve that by separation of variables, you'll get y=(x+C)^3, yes? It's worth a quick check.

5. Sep 17, 2013

AATroop

Yes, I do. Awesome. Hey, if you don't mind, could you just briefly look over the next question? It's the same format, but y(x) = $Cx^3$ and I concluded $\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{3\times y}{x}$. I just want to make sure that one is correct because the next few questions rely on it.

Thanks again.

6. Sep 17, 2013

Dick

You're welcome. Yes, that's a correct form. Check it the same way as the last one. Separate variables and solve it.

7. Sep 17, 2013

AATroop

OK, I will. Thank you very much for your help, glad to know I'm finally getting this.