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 - 1.2 Basic Ideas and Terminology - Problems - Page 21: 2

Answer

Nonlinear.

Work Step by Step

There is a $y^2$ term to the right of the equal sign, so some of the $y$ terms are raised to a power other than $1$ and the equation does not fit the linear differential $a_o(x)y^{(n)}+a_1(x)y^{(n-1)}+...+a_n(x)y=F(x)$.
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