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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the general solution of the following differential equation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y \prime - \frac{ y }{ 3x } = y^{4} * \ln x\]

OpenStudy (phi):

what techniques are you learning ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[y'-\frac{y}{3x}=y^4\ln x\\ y^{-4}y'-y^{-3}\frac{1}{x}=\ln x\] Bernoulli equation. Do you know how to proceed from here?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, I thought it could be Bernoulli, but I was not sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But seems difficult. How should I proceed?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Substitute \(u=y^{-3}~\Rightarrow~u'=-3y^{-4}~y'\). So your equation becomes \[-\frac{1}{3}u'-u\frac{1}{3x}=\ln x\] Now you have a pretty straightforward linear equation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You're welcome!

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