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OpenStudy (idealist10):

Solve y'=(y+x)/x explicitly.

OpenStudy (idealist10):

@SithsAndGiggles

OpenStudy (idealist10):

What method do I use?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's a linear equation: \[\begin{align*} y'&=\frac{y+x}{x}\\ &=\frac{1}{x}y+1\\ y'-\frac{1}{x}y&=1 \end{align*}\]

OpenStudy (idealist10):

So integrating factor method?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (idealist10):

Got it! I was overthinking. :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You could probably also try a substitution to make it separable... but rewriting as a linear eq is simple enough.

OpenStudy (idealist10):

Thanks for the extra info!

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