# differential equation problem

• May 29th 2009, 06:12 AM
master_2m8
differential equation problem
Hi

I have attached my question

For part a) i got final answer as y=-4/5 +ce^(5/3x)

i got this using intergrating factors

However i cannot seem to do part b)

thank you
• May 29th 2009, 06:42 AM
artvandalay11
$x*y'+(1-2x)y=4x$ so $y'+\frac{1-2x}{x}y=4$

The integrating factor is then $e^{\int\frac{1-2x}{x}dx}$

So now, $\int\frac{1-2x}{x}dx=\int\left(\frac{1}{x}-\frac{2x}{x}\right)dx=ln|x|-2x$ and we ignore the +c...

So the integrating factor is $e^{ln|x|-2x}=e^{ln|x|}e^{-2x}=xe^{-2x}$

So $xe^{-2x}y'+e^{-2x}(1-2x)y=4xe^{-2x}$

and the left side of the equation is just $\frac{dy}{dx}(xe^{-2x}y)$

So $\frac{dy}{dx}(xe^{-2x}y)=4xe^{-2x}$

Now integrate both sides, but this time be sure to include the +c...

$xe^{-2x}y=-(2x+1)e^{-2x}+c$

and now you just have to use your initial condition to find c (that integration was done by parts which I trust you can do)
• May 29th 2009, 06:50 AM
Calculus26
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