I was trying to compute the solution for the following differential equation: x ( 2

Emely Baldwin

Emely Baldwin

Answered question

2022-05-27

I was trying to compute the solution for the following differential equation:
x ( 2 x 2 y l o g ( y ) + 1 ) y = 2 y
As I couldn't get anywhere I checked the hints in the textbook which are the following:
Reverse the way of thinking, namely view x as a function and y as a variable, considering that
y = d y d x = 1 d x d y => y = 1 x . Then it goes to say that the equation now becomes
x x 2 y = l o g ( y ) x 3
This final equation is obviously simple enough to solve, but how on Earth did they arrive there?

Answer & Explanation

Arianna Turner

Arianna Turner

Beginner2022-05-28Added 12 answers

Substitute y = 1 x ,
x ( 2 x 2 y log ( y ) + 1 ) x = 2 y x ( 2 x 2 y log ( y ) + 1 ) 2 y = x x 3 log ( y ) + x 2 y = x
and rearranging gets you to your equation.

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