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Nylah Hendrix

Nylah Hendrix

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2022-07-14

I have the differential equation
x 2 y ( x ) + 2 x y ( x ) = y 2 ( x )
With initial condition y(1)=1 and I want to solve this, by observation, we can see the LHS is x 2 y ( x ) but I am unfamiliar with tackling the RHS and was wondering where to go from here.
x 2 y ( x ) = y 2 ( x )   d x

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alomjabpdl0

alomjabpdl0

Beginner2022-07-15Added 12 answers

This suggests the change of unknown z = x 2 y, leading to an equation in separeted variables.
EnvivyEvoxys6

EnvivyEvoxys6

Beginner2022-07-16Added 7 answers

First, write the ode as
x 2 y ( x ) + 2 x y ( x ) = y 2 ( x ) y + 2 y x = y 2 x 2 .
Now, use the change of variables y=xu in the above ode which yields
x u + 3 u = u 2 d u u 2 3 u = d x x .
I think you can finish it now.

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