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 - 1.4 Separable Differential Equations - Problems - Page 43: 15

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$\frac{dy}{dx}=y^3 \sin x$ $\frac{1}{y^3}\frac{dy}{dx}=\sin x$ Integrating, $\int \frac{1}{y^3} dy=\int\sin x \;dx$ $-\frac{1}{2y^2}=-\cos (x) + c_1$ Solve for $y$: $-2y^2=\frac{1}{-\cos (x) + c_1}$ $y^2=\frac{-1}{2(c_1-\cos (x))}$ $y=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt 2\sqrt c_1-\cos (x)}$ Using initial condition $y(0)=0$ $0=\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt 2(c_1-\cos (0))}$ When we solve for $c_1$, we would end up with an undefined value. Therefore, the solution must be a constant. We choose 0. Thus, the solution is $y(x)=0$
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