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OpenStudy (kainui):

Here's a fun little differential equation

OpenStudy (kainui):

\[y''=y^2\]

OpenStudy (dan815):

ud need initial conditions

OpenStudy (dan815):

y(0)=? y'(0)=?

OpenStudy (dan815):

i dunno what to do about the y^2

OpenStudy (kainui):

Well, looks like this ended up being harder than I thought, I figured after I did this first step: Play around with the chain rule: \[y''=\frac{d y'}{dx} = \frac{dy'}{dy}\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy'}{dy}y'\] \[\int y' dy' = \int y^2 dy\] \[\frac{1}{2} (y')^2 = \frac{1}{3} y^3 + \frac{1}{2}C\] For some reason I just sorta thought the next step would be easier: \[\frac{dy}{dx} = \sqrt{\frac{2}{3} y^3 + C}\] \[\int \frac{dy}{\sqrt{\frac{2}{3} y^3 + C}} = x+K\] But yeah that's actually not really 'easy' Oh well lol.

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