Solve y' = (y/x) + (2x³cos(x²)/y)

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Homework Statement



Solve the following differential equation:

y' = (y/x) + (2x^3Cos(x^2)/y).

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The Attempt at a Solution



You certainly can't separate variables here and you can't put it in the form in which you can find the integrating factor. This is not a Bernoulli equation and neither can it be solved by the y/x = z substitution. I am completely stumped! Please help.
 
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This is a non-linear ODE. To make it linear multiply by [tex]y(x)[/tex] and observe that

[tex]y'(x)\,y(x)=\frac{1}{2}\,(y(x)^2)'[/tex]

and try then the substitution [tex]y(x)^2=z(x)[/tex]