Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 1 - First-Order Differential Equations - 1.4 Separable Differential Equations - Problems - Page 43: 9

Answer

\[\frac{y-1}{y+1}=\frac{C(x-2)^2}{x-1}\]

Work Step by Step

\[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{x(y^2-1)}{2(x-2)(x-1)}\] Seperating the variables, \[\frac{2}{y^2-1}dy=\frac{x}{(x-1)(x-2)}dx\] \[\frac{2}{y^2-1}dy=\left[\frac{-1}{x-1}+\frac{2}{x-2}\right]dx\] Integrating, \[\int\frac{2}{y^2-1}dy=\int\left[\frac{-1}{x-1}+\frac{2}{x-2}\right]dx+\ln C\] Where $\ln C$ is constant of integration \[\frac{2}{2}\ln \left|\frac{y-1}{y+1}\right|=-\ln |x-1|+2\ln |x-2|+\ln C\] \[\ln \left|\frac{y-1}{y+1}\right|=\ln \left|\frac{C(x-2)^2}{x-1}\right|\] \[\frac{y-1}{y+1}=\frac{C(x-2)^2}{x-1}\] Hence Solution of given differential equation is $\frac{y-1}{y+1}=\frac{C(x-2)^2}{x-1}$.
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