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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Differential Equation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[(x-2)\frac{ dy }{ dx }-y=(x-2)^3\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Seems like it might be an integrating factor question.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

p(x) = 1/x-2)?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

put it in standard form

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

and be careful with the signs..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

mu(x)=1/x-2

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

\[\frac{ dy }{ dx } +\left( \dfrac{-1}{x-2}\right)y=(x-2)^2\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ dy }{ dx } - \frac{ y }{ (x-2) } = (x-2)^2\] \[e^{\int\limits_{}^{}-\frac{ 1 }{ x-2 }=-\ln(x-2)=} (x-2)^{-1}\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

looks good ^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\frac{ d }{ dx }(y(x-2)^{-1}) \]?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

= \[\int\limits_{}^{}(x-2 )dx = \frac{ x^2 }{ 2 }-2x\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

All together. \[y(x-2)^{-1} = \frac{ x^2 }{ 2 }-2x+c\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Not sure about all that.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Explicitly for y?\[y = \frac{ x^2(x-2) }{ 2 }-2x(x-2)+c(x-2)\]

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Perfect !

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Seriously?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

kindof.. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Lol thank you I think

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

you may want to verify it with wolfram to double(triple ?) check http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%28x-2%29y%27-y%3D%28x-2%29%5E3

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

looks wolfram simplified the final answer a bit ^

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