No idea to do this differential equation queation.

In summary, Maple 14 gets the solution as y = (x/5)*[1+Z(z)^5], where Z(x) is a solution of the equation 5z^6 - cxz^5 - cx=0, and c is an arbitrary constant.
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Homework Statement



x2y1+xyy1-6y2=0
find solution for this differential equation.

y1 mean dy/dx

How to do this question. I have no idea.
 
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x2y1+xyy1-6y2=0

[tex] x^2 \frac{dy}{dx} + xy\frac{dy}{dx} - 6y^2 = 0 [/tex]

I don't know how to do it systematically, but one may reason about it.

If we assume [itex] y [/itex] is an nth degree polynomial in x, the degrees of the 3 terms are n+1, 2n, 2n. For the terms to cancel, we need n+1 = 2n, so n = 1.

So try letting [itex] y = Cx + D [/itex] and solve for [itex]C[/itex] and [itex]D[/itex].

If there is a "proper" way of doing it, I hope someone tells us.
 
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Hint: Try differentiating x^2*y^2.
 
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Stephen Tashi said:
[tex] x^2 \frac{dy}{dx} + xy\frac{dy}{dx} - 6y^2 = 0 [/tex]

I don't know how to do it systematically, but one may reason about it.

If we assume [itex] y [/itex] is an nth degree polynomial in x, the degrees of the 3 terms are n+1, 2n, 2n. For the terms to cancel, we need n+1 = 2n, so n = 1.

So try letting [itex] y = Cx + D [/itex] and solve for [itex]C[/itex] and [itex]D[/itex].

If there is a "proper" way of doing it, I hope someone tells us.

Maple 14 gets the solution as
y = (x/5)*[1+Z(z)^5], where Z(x) is a solution of the equation 5z^6 - cxz^5 - cx=0, and c is an arbitrary constant. When you take c = 0 the solution is pretty simple; otherwise, it is likely horrible.

RGV
 
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Ray Vickson said:
Maple 14 gets the solution as
y = (x/5)*[1+Z(z)^5], where Z(x) is a solution of the equation 5z^6 - cxz^5 - cx=0, and c is an arbitrary constant.

I wonder if human beings are supposed to do it by "integrating factors"

[tex] (x^2 + xy) \frac{dy}{dx} - 6y^2 = 0 [/tex]

Is not an "exact" differential equation, but perhaps there is an integrating factor M(x,y) so that:
[itex] M(x,y)(x^2 + xy)\frac{dy}{dx} - 6M(x,y)y^2 = 0 [/itex] is exact.
 
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sorry sorry sorry this is wrong question.
The correct question.correct one is
x2y12+xyy1-6y2=0
 
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Factor this.

Let u = x·y',

then u2 + uy -6y2 = 0

Factor the left hand side.

(u+3y)(u-2y)=0

Solve for u, then put x·y' back in for u .

Can you take it from there?
 

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