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Homework Statement
Using separation of variables determine if the solution escapes to infinity in finite time or infinite time?
[tex]y'(t)=1+\frac{y(t)}{2}[/tex]
[tex]y(0)=.5[/tex]
Homework Equations
Knowing how to do separation of variables.
The Attempt at a Solution
Here is my attempt, but I get stuck...
[tex]y'(t)=1+\frac{y(t)}{2}[/tex]
[tex]y'(t)-\frac{y(t)}{2}=1[/tex]
[tex]\int_0^t{y'(x)-\frac{y(x)}{2}dx}=\int_0^t{1dx}[/tex]
The next step I'm not sure of...
[tex](y(t)-y(0))-(\frac{y(t)^2}{4}-\frac{y(0)^2}{4})=t[/tex]
[tex]y(t)-\frac{y(t)^2}{4}=t+y(0)-\frac{y(0)^2}{4}[/tex]
Now solving for [tex]y(t)[/tex] becomes a problem if the above step is correct... I'm sure I'm doing something wrong.
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