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The discussion centers on solving a differential equation involving variable substitution, specifically using the Bernoulli differential equation method. The equation presented is \(\frac{xy'}{(\ln x\arctan y)-1}=(1+y^2)\arctan y\), with substitutions made for \(t = \arctan y\) and \(z = \ln x\). Participants highlight the challenge of separating variables and suggest that the final substitution should yield \(t' + t = zt^2\). The conversation emphasizes the need for effective variable substitution techniques to facilitate integration.

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[tex]\frac{xy'}{(\ln x\arctan y)-1}=(1+y^2)\arctan y\\[/tex]
[tex]t=\arctan y\\[/tex]
[tex]t'=\frac{1}{1+y^2}y'\\[/tex]
[tex]\frac{x}{\ln (x)t-1}=\frac{t}{t'}\\[/tex]

[tex]\frac{x}{\ln (x)t-1}=\frac{tdx}{dt}\\[/tex]
[tex]xdt=(\ln (x)t-1)tdx\\[/tex]
[tex]\frac{dt}{\ln (x)t-1}=\frac{dx}{x}\\[/tex]
still can't beak it as one type of variable on each side
so i substitute by another variable
[tex]z=\ln x\\[/tex]
[tex]dz=\frac{dx}{x}\\[/tex]
[tex]\frac{dt}{zt-1}=dz\\[/tex]
i don't know how to separate each variable type on one side
so i could integrate

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First of all, your last substitution should result in
[tex]t'+t=zt^2[/tex]​
I'm not exactly sure on a good substitution to use, but since this is a http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BernoulliDifferentialEquation.html" , you can use that method.
 
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