Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 9 - Differential Equations - Problems Plus - Problems - Page 677: 4

Answer

$$f(x)=e^{x+c}~~\text{or}~~f(x)=e^{-(x+c)}$$ where $c \in \mathbb R$.

Work Step by Step

Differentiate both sides: $$f\int \frac{1}{f}dx+\frac{1}{f}\int fdx=0$$ $$-f\frac{1}{\int fdx}+\frac{1}{f}\int fdx=0$$ $$\frac{1}{f}\int fdx=f\frac{1}{\int fdx}$$ $$\left(\int fdx\right )^{2}=f^{2}$$ $$\int fdx=f~~\text{or}~~\int fdx=-f$$ $$f=f'~~\text{or}~~f=-f'$$ $$\int1 dx=\int\frac{f'}{f}dx~~\text{or}~~\int1 dx=-\int\frac{f'}{f}dx$$ $$x+c=\ln(f)~~\text{or}~~x+c=-\ln(f)$$ $$f(x)=e^{x+c}~~\text{or}~~f(x)=e^{-(x+c)}$$ where $c \in \mathbb R$.
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