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What am I doing wrong?? Solving first order DE's
Solve the following first order differential equation:
ty' + (t+1)y = t; y(ln 2) = 1, t > 0
I try to solve this using the method of integrating factors. First I divide the equation by t to get:
y' + [(t+1)/t]y = 1
So following from this I find the integrating factor u(t) = t*e^t
So to solve this I just take an integral of both sides of equations to get:
y*t*e^t = e^t(t-1) + C
Is this right? I now just have to solve for y, and then plug in for the initial values to get C. But the answer I get does not match my book's answer! Can anyone show me what I did wrong here? Thanks
Homework Statement
Solve the following first order differential equation:
ty' + (t+1)y = t; y(ln 2) = 1, t > 0
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
I try to solve this using the method of integrating factors. First I divide the equation by t to get:
y' + [(t+1)/t]y = 1
So following from this I find the integrating factor u(t) = t*e^t
So to solve this I just take an integral of both sides of equations to get:
y*t*e^t = e^t(t-1) + C
Is this right? I now just have to solve for y, and then plug in for the initial values to get C. But the answer I get does not match my book's answer! Can anyone show me what I did wrong here? Thanks