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paul2211
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Homework Statement
[itex]\frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}[/itex] = [itex]y\frac{dy}{dx}[/itex]
Homework Equations
Let [itex] v = \frac{dy}{dx}[/itex] and [itex]v\frac{dv}{dy} = \frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
The question can be rewritten as:
[itex]v\frac{dv}{dy} = yv[/itex]
[itex]\frac{dv}{dy} = y[/itex]. (v =/=0 )
This is very easy to solve since it's basically a normal integral. I get v and substitute in [itex]\frac{dy}{dx}[/itex] to get an implicit expression for y:
[itex]C+\frac{x}{2}= D Tan^{-1}(Dy)[/itex]
However, the problem is when I divided v on both sides, and I noted that v can't be 0 because division by 0 is not allowed.
Thus, v = 0 is a particular solution to the DE, so y equals a constant is not a solution to this DE?
I really hope someone can give me a better understanding of particular solutions, and what I should do with them in a problem such as this.
Thank you very much.