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Verifying an integrating factor --please check my work , thanks.
Verify that 1/y^4 is an integrating factor for (3x^2-y^2)dy/dx - 2xy = 0, and then use it to solve the equation
(1/y^4)* (3x^2-y^2)dy/dx = 2xy* (1/y^4)
=3x^2 / y^4 dy = 2x/y^3 dx
=3x^2 / y dy = 2x dx
=integ (1/y)dy = (2/3)*integ (1/x)dx
=ln|y| = (2/3)ln|x| + c
=y = xe^(2/3 +c)
Homework Statement
Verify that 1/y^4 is an integrating factor for (3x^2-y^2)dy/dx - 2xy = 0, and then use it to solve the equation
(1/y^4)* (3x^2-y^2)dy/dx = 2xy* (1/y^4)
=3x^2 / y^4 dy = 2x/y^3 dx
=3x^2 / y dy = 2x dx
=integ (1/y)dy = (2/3)*integ (1/x)dx
=ln|y| = (2/3)ln|x| + c
=y = xe^(2/3 +c)