Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-467-0

Chapter 1 - First-Order Differential Equations - 1.12 Chapter Review - Additional Problems - Page 109: 11

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Work Step by Step

Given: $y'=\frac{y}{x^2}$ Rewrite as: $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{y}{x^2}\\\rightarrow \frac{dy}{y}=\frac{dx}{x^2}$ Integrate both sides: $\int \frac{dy}{dx}=\int \frac{dx}{x^2}\\ \rightarrow \ln(y)=-\frac{1}{x}+c\\ \rightarrow y=e^{-\frac{1}{x}+c}$ where $c_1=-2\\c_2=-1\\c_3=1\\c_4=2$
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