How do you solve the following separable differential equation: y'y = y + 1? I just started learning about differential equations and encountered following equation: y′y=y+1 But I'm not sure how the integration is performed. What rules are used? How does int(y'y)/(y+1)dx become −log(y+1)+y?

Sophie Marks

Sophie Marks

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2022-11-14

How do you solve the following separable differential equation: y'y = y + 1?
I just started learning about differential equations and encountered following equation:
y y = y + 1
But I'm not sure how the integration is performed. What rules are used? How does y y y + 1 d x become log ( y + 1 ) + y?

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brulotfao

brulotfao

Beginner2022-11-15Added 16 answers

They use substitution, namely that y d x = d y, so you can rewrite
y y y + 1 d x = y y + 1 d y = ( 1 y + 1 + 1 ) d y
Using this substitution to solve a differential equation is called "solution by separation", and an equation where this is possible to do is called a "separable equation". The general requirement for a separable equation is that you can get the equation to the form f ( y ) y = g ( x ), which then becomes f ( y ) d y = g ( x ) d x

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