Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Integration Techniques - 7.9 Introduction to Differential Equations - 7.9 Exercises - Page 590: 38

Answer

$$y = \pm \frac{3}{{\sqrt {9\sin x - 1/2} }}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \left( {\sec x} \right)y'\left( x \right) = {y^3},{\text{ }}y\left( 0 \right) = 3 \cr & {\text{Write }}y'\left( x \right){\text{ as }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} \cr & \left( {\sec x} \right)\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = {y^3} \cr & {\text{Separate the variables}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{{y^3}}} = \frac{1}{{\sec x}}dx \cr & {y^{ - 3}}dy = \cos xdx \cr & {\text{Integrate both sides}} \cr & \int {{y^{ - 3}}} dy = \int {\cos x} dx \cr & \frac{{{y^{ - 2}}}}{{ - 2}} = \sin x + C \cr & - \frac{1}{{2{y^2}}} = \sin x + C \cr & 2{y^2} = - \frac{1}{{\sin x + C}} \cr & {\text{Use the initial condition }}y\left( 0 \right) = 3 \cr & 2{\left( 3 \right)^2} = - \frac{1}{{\sin \left( 0 \right) + C}} \cr & 18 = - \frac{1}{C} \cr & C = - \frac{1}{{18}} \cr & {\text{Substitute }}C{\text{ into }}2{y^2} = \frac{1}{{\sin x + C}} \cr & 2{y^2} = \frac{1}{{\sin x - 1/18}} \cr & {\text{Solve for }}y \cr & 2{y^2} = \frac{{18}}{{18\sin x - 1}} \cr & {y^2} = \frac{9}{{9\sin x - 1/2}} \cr & y = \pm \frac{3}{{\sqrt {9\sin x - 1/2} }} \cr} $$
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