# Chapter 10 - Differential Equations - 10.2 Linear First-Order Differential Equations - 10.2 Exercises - Page 543: 3

$$y = 2 + C{e^{ - {x^2}}}$$

#### Work Step by Step

\eqalign{ & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + 2xy = 4x \cr & {\text{this equation is already written in the form }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + P\left( x \right)y = Q\left( x \right) \cr & {\text{comparing }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + 2xy = 4x{\text{ with }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + P\left( x \right)y = Q\left( x \right){\text{ we can note that }}P\left( x \right){\text{ is }}2x{\text{ }} \cr & {\text{The integrating factor is }}I\left( x \right) = {e^{\int {P\left( x \right)} dx}} \cr & I\left( x \right) = {e^{\int {2x} dx}} = {e^{{x^2}}} \cr & {\text{multiplying both sides of the differential equation by }}{e^{{x^2}}} \cr & {e^{{x^2}}}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + 2xy{e^{{x^2}}} = 4x{e^{{x^2}}} \cr & {\text{Write the terms on the left in the form }}{D_x}\left[ {I\left( x \right)y} \right] \cr & {D_x}\left[ {{e^{{x^2}}}y} \right] = 4x{e^{{x^2}}} \cr & {\text{solve for }}y{\text{ integrating both sides}} \cr & {e^{{x^2}}}y = \int {4x{e^{{x^2}}}} dx \cr & {e^{{x^2}}}y = 2\int {{e^{{x^2}}}\left( {2x} \right)} dx \cr & {e^{{x^2}}}y = 2\left( {{e^{{x^2}}}} \right) + C \cr & {e^{{x^2}}}y = 2{e^{{x^2}}} + C \cr & y = 2 + \frac{C}{{{e^{{x^2}}}}} \cr & y = 2 + C{e^{ - {x^2}}} \cr}

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