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Homework Statement
I'm starting college this autumn(physics) and I started learning some calculus on my own, basic stuff like first order differential equation and so on.Recently i stumbled on something that i don t understand.I was reading the course and re-solving the given examples for myself.So you have the equation
[tex] \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{ \frac{y}{x} - 1 }{ \frac{y}{x} + 1 } [/tex]
Homework Equations
calculus
The Attempt at a Solution
Given that the equation is already solved but i didn't understand one of the steps if the solutions i'll show you where i get stuck.
So you substitute y=tx and here comes the boom, by doing this substitution they say the result is
[tex] \frac{t+1}{t2+1}dt =-\frac{dx}{x} [/tex] and from here on it s quite simple, you just integrate both sides and get the result.But i didn't understand the steps from substituting y=xt to getting to that result.I ll show you how i tried to solve it but got to a different result.
So if y=tx --> dy/dx=tdx and it s clear that if you substitute dy/dx in that equation you don t get their answer.
My main problem is that, in high school we didn't use this notation, we used f'(x) instead of dy/dx and so on, so I'm having a bit of trouble getting used with this notation, but these are the one used in physics so now i have to squash my brains a little and try to get used to them.
If someone can explain that step to me and maybe give me a few tips on how to make the transition between these two notation easier it would be great!
Thank you
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