What is the particular solution of the differential equation 2yy'=e^(x−y^2) with y=−2 when x=4?

Aubrie Mccall

Aubrie Mccall

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2022-09-28

What is the particular solution of the differential equation 2 y y = e x - y 2 with y=−2 when x=4?

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Joel Reese

Joel Reese

Beginner2022-09-29Added 17 answers

We have:

2 y y = e x - y 2

This is a non-linear First Order ODE which we can write as:

2 y d y d x = e x e - y 2
2 y e - y 2 d y d x = e x
2 y e y 2 d y d x = e x

Which in this form is separable, so we can "seperate the variables" , to get:

  2 y e y 2   d y =   e x   d x

Which conveniently is directly integrable:

e y 2 = e x + C

Using the initial condition y=−2 when x=4:

e 4 = e 4 + C C = 0

Thus, the Particular Solution is:

e y 2 = e x
y 2 = x

Note that if we form an explicit solution for y we get:

y = ± x

And with the initial conditions, only:

y = - x

forms a valid solution.

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