Question #20d0b

1 Answer
Mar 18, 2017

This is a Bernoulli Differential Equation of the form :

#y' + p(x)y=q(x)y^n#

Explanation:

Rewrite, #2x dy/dx = 10x^3 y^5 + y#, in the above form:

#y' - 1/(2x)y = 5x^2y^5#

Divide both sides by y^5

#y'y^-5 - 1/(2x)y^-4 = 5x^2#

Let #u = y^-4#, then #u' = 4y^-5y' or y'y^-5=(u')/4#:

#(u')/4 - 1/(2x)u = 5x^2#

#u' - 2/(x)u = 20x^2" [1]"#

The integrating factor for equation [1] is #I = e^(int-2/xdx)# which is a trivial integration:

#I = e^(-2ln(x))#

#I = e^ln(1/x^2)#

#I = 1/x^2#

Divide equation [1] by #x^2#

#(u')/x^2 - 2/(x^3)u = 20#

We know that the left side is the reverse of the product rule so integration is simple:

#(u(x))/x^2 = 20x+C#

Multiply both sides by #x^2#:

#u(x) = 20x^3+Cx^2#

Reverse the substitution:

#y^-4=20x^3+Cx^2#

#y = (20x^3+Cx^2)^(-1/4)#