# Ordinary Differential equation

## Homework Statement

Note: Here your solution is implicitly defined, i.e. you can not rearrange the solution to get an explicit expression for y. Therefore you need to enter your solution as an equation. You should enter your solution in the form f(x,y) = constant where you have determined both f(x,y) and the constant (for example: sin(y)/x=ln(2) ). You must include an equals sign. Do not use decimal numbers.

## Homework Equations

(5+7y^2)dy/dx +(4x+2)y = 0, y(1)=1

## The Attempt at a Solution

had a try at using integrating factor but having the equation = 0 doesnt really help
then tried breaking them up into seperable equations
((5+y^2)/y)dy = (-4x-2)dx
integrated and got f(x,y)=5lny+y^2-2x^2-2x+9/2

## Answers and Replies

(5+y^2)/y = (5/y) + y
when you integrate (5/y) + y , you should get 5Iny + (1/2)y^2
and when you shift your intergrated x components to the left side, shouldnt it be positive?
thats what i think..haha

hmm yea tried that aswell
also tried integrating:
(5+y^2)dy = (-4xy-y)dx
got 5y +(y^3)/3 = -4x^2y-2xy+c
with y(1)=1
got c = 34/3
but still wrong >.>

i dont think you can do it that way. You cant simply multiply the y over and integrate wrt x and treat y as constant.

opps! and sorry i read ur qns wrongly.
(5+7y^2)dy/dx +(4x+2)y = 0

this is 3rd degree DE? think i haven learn this yet..haha..sorry!
=P

its a first degree DE since it has dy/dx in it, not d^3y/dx^3
at least to my knowledge

Mark44
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## Homework Statement

Note: Here your solution is implicitly defined, i.e. you can not rearrange the solution to get an explicit expression for y. Therefore you need to enter your solution as an equation. You should enter your solution in the form f(x,y) = constant where you have determined both f(x,y) and the constant (for example: sin(y)/x=ln(2) ). You must include an equals sign. Do not use decimal numbers.

## Homework Equations

(5+7y^2)dy/dx +(4x+2)y = 0, y(1)=1

## The Attempt at a Solution

had a try at using integrating factor but having the equation = 0 doesnt really help
then tried breaking them up into seperable equations
((5+y^2)/y)dy = (-4x-2)dx
That's a good start, but you made a mistake on the left side.
You should have (5/y + 7y)dy = (-4x - 2)dx

integrated and got f(x,y)=5lny+y^2-2x^2-2x+9/2
This is not quite right. You should have something like 5 ln(y) + <other x and y terms> = <constant>.

Mark44
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you should get 5Iny + (1/2)y^2

There is no "In" function. That's Ln, which is sort of an abbreviation of natural Logarithm.

oh wow i cant believe i mistook the question, i didnt see 7y^2 while trying to work it out maybe that will help

this is the answer i got:
5logy + 7/2y^2 + 2x^2 + 2x + 15/2
but it still did not work

Mark44
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That's because you lost your equation. Remember what I said...
You should have something like 5 ln(y) + <other x and y terms> = <constant>
Starting from here
(5/y + 7y)dy = (-4x - 2)dx
Integrate both sides of this equation to get
5lny + (7/2)y^2 = -2x^2 -2x + C

Now use the initial condition y(1) = 1 to find C, and you're done, so stop at that point.

If you want to check your answer, differentiate implicitly and you should get back to the original differential equation.

That's because you lost your equation. Remember what I said...

Starting from here
(5/y + 7y)dy = (-4x - 2)dx
Integrate both sides of this equation to get
5lny + (7/2)y^2 = -2x^2 -2x + C

Now use the initial condition y(1) = 1 to find C, and you're done, so stop at that point.

If you want to check your answer, differentiate implicitly and you should get back to the original differential equation.

yes using the initial conditions
5ln1 + 7/2(1)^2 + 2(1)^1 +2(1) = C
which is
5(0) + 7/2 + 2 + 2 = C
C = 15/2 doesnt it?

which is the same equation i got and it still doesnt work

Mark44
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Yes, I got C = 15/2. Why do you think it doesn't work?

Yes, I got C = 15/2. Why do you think it doesn't work?

have tried entering it on the computer and it still is not right

sorry it was right, instead of entering "ln(y)", i entered as "lny" damn syntax

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Mark44
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Keep that in mind. We take a lot of shortcuts in writing math expressions, that a computer program is not likely to understand, especially with trig functions and log functions. Instead of cosx or sinx, it's probably going to be looking for cos(x) and sin(x).

yep thanks for you help :)