macaroni Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Apr 13, 2009 #1 Homework Statement y' = 2xy/(x^2-y^2) answer: Cy = x^2 + y^2 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution dy/dx = 2xy/(x^2-y^2) dy = [2xy/(x^2-y^2)]dx how do i separate the variables?
Homework Statement y' = 2xy/(x^2-y^2) answer: Cy = x^2 + y^2 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution dy/dx = 2xy/(x^2-y^2) dy = [2xy/(x^2-y^2)]dx how do i separate the variables?
Billy Bob Messages 392 Reaction score 0 Apr 13, 2009 #2 In the form 2xy dx + (y^2-x^2) dy, the coefficients are both homogeneous and of degree two, so the substitution y=vx will work. Kind of long way to do it, but it works.
In the form 2xy dx + (y^2-x^2) dy, the coefficients are both homogeneous and of degree two, so the substitution y=vx will work. Kind of long way to do it, but it works.