First Order DE Problem: Self-Teaching Derivatives

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I've been kind of self teaching myself first order derivities...

this is really my first shot at it.. want to know if this is right so far

\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y(1-x^5y)}{x}

xdx = y (1-x^5y)dx

xdy = (1y-x^5y^2)dx

xdy = ydx - x^5y^2dx

\frac {xdy - ydx}{y^2} = \wr -x^5dx

\wr d\frac{x}{y} = \wr -x^5dx

\frac{x}{y} = \frac{-x^6}{6}

\frac{1}{y} = \frac{-x^7}{6}

does this look right so far? and how can I simplify it more?
 
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you can check by substituting your answer back into the original eq'n
 
snowJT said:
\frac{x}{y} = \frac{-x^6}{6}

\frac{1}{y} = \frac{-x^7}{6}

does this look right so far? and how can I simplify it more?

Check this part again. And put in some integration constant.

Daniel.
 
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