Rearranging Differential Equations: Getting X's and Y's on the Same Side

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Gday,
Just having a problem doing the initial rearrangement, before I integrate it, of the following differential equation to get the y's and x's on the same side:

(x2+1)y' = xy


Can anyone help me out with this? I've been trying all day to get both x and y on either side but I can't manage. Is there a trick to it?
Any help appreciated!

Thanks
Matthew
 
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just divide?
x/(x^2+1) = y'/y
 
Yeh but then on the right side you have (dy/dx)/y
How would you then get the dx over to the left side?

Regards
 
multiply

<br /> \frac{x}{\left(x^2+1\right)} = \frac{1}{y} \frac{dy}{dx}<br />
<br /> \frac{x dx}{\left(x^2+1\right)} = \frac{1}{y} dy<br />
 
Okay sweet, thanks for that.
Next dumb question, how do you integrate the left side when dx is up the top like that?

Thanks for your help!
 
there is no "up top", its all the same, its just a simple multiplication, nothing new or crazy.
<br /> \frac{x}{x^2+1} dx<br />

and try u=x^2+1
 
Thanks man for your help! Ill have a look at it again tomorrow!
For now, its new years eve time! Have fun!
 

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