# [SOLVED]DE 31 - First order homogeneous ODE

#### karush

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$\dfrac{dy}{dx} =\dfrac{x^2+3y^2}{2xy} =\dfrac{x^2}{2xy}+\dfrac{3y^2}{2xy} =\dfrac{x}{2y}+\dfrac{3y}{2x}$

ok not sure if this is the best first steip,,,, if so then do a $u=\dfrac{x}{y}$ ?

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#### MarkFL

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I would write the ODE as:

$$\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1+3\left(\dfrac{y}{x}\right)^2}{2\dfrac{y}{x}}$$

And then use:

$$\displaystyle u=\frac{y}{x}\implies\frac{dy}{dx}=x\frac{du}{dx}+u$$

#### karush

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 $\displaystyle u=\frac{y}{x}\implies\frac{dy}{dx}=x\frac{du}{dx}+u$ so is that $$xu'+x'u=(xu)'$$

#### karush

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 $x\dfrac{du}{dx}=\dfrac{1+3u^2}{2u}$ corrections!!

#### MarkFL

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I would write the ODE as:

$$\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1+3\left(\dfrac{y}{x}\right)^2}{2\dfrac{y}{x}}$$

And then use:

$$\displaystyle u=\frac{y}{x}\implies\frac{dy}{dx}=x\frac{du}{dx}+u$$
We would then have:

$$\displaystyle x\frac{du}{dx}+u=\frac{1+3u^2}{2u}$$

$$\displaystyle x\frac{du}{dx}=\frac{1+3u^2-2u^2}{2u}$$

$$\displaystyle x\frac{du}{dx}=\frac{1+u^2}{2u}$$

#### karush

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$x\dfrac{du}{dx}=\dfrac{1+u^2}{2u}$
$x\dfrac{1}{dx}=\dfrac{1+u^2}{2u}\dfrac{1}{du}$
tried to separate varibles but didn't see how it reach the answer of

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#### skeeter

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$\dfrac{2u}{1+u^2} \, du = \dfrac{dx}{x}$

continue ...

#### MarkFL

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I would next write:

$$\displaystyle \frac{2u}{u^2+1}\,du=\frac{1}{x}\,dx$$

Integrating, we get what?

#### karush

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$\ln |u^2+1|=\ln|x|$

$u=\dfrac{x}{y}$

#### MarkFL

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You forgot the constant of integration:

$$\displaystyle \ln|u^2+1|=\ln|cx|$$

And:

$$\displaystyle u=\frac{y}{x}$$

#### karush

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$\displaystyle \ln|u^2+1|=\ln|cx|$
why did you put the c inside the ln?

so anyway
$\displaystyle \ln\left|\dfrac{u^2+1}{cx}\right|=0$

#### skeeter

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$\ln(u^2+1) = \ln|x| + C_1$

rewite $C_1=\ln|C_2|$ ...

$\ln\left(\dfrac{y^2}{x^2}+1\right)=\ln|C_2 x|$

note, $\ln{a}=\ln{b} \implies a=b$

$\dfrac{y^2}{x^2} + 1 = Cx$

$y^2+x^2=Cx^3$

#### karush

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wow... that was a lot of help..

#### Country Boy

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$\ln(u^2+1) = \ln|x| + C_1$

rewite $C_1=\ln|C_2|$ ...

$\ln\left(\dfrac{y^2}{x^2}+1\right)=\ln|C_2 x|$

note, $\ln{a}=\ln{b} \implies a=b$

$\dfrac{y^2}{x^2} + 1 = Cx$

$y^2+x^2=Cx^3$
Equivalently
$\ln(u^2+1) = \ln|x| + C_1$
Taking the exponetial of both sides
$e^{ln(u^2+ 1)}= u^2+ 1= e^{ln|x|+ C_1}= e^{ln|x|}e^{C_1}= e^{C_1}|x|$
$u^2+ 1= C_2|x|$ where $C_2= e^{C_1}$.

Now, technically e to any power is positive but we can get the general solution by allowing $C_2$ to be positive or negative and then we no longer need the absolute value: $u^2+ 1= C_2x$.