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 December 3rd, 2015, 04:11 PM #1 Newbie   Joined: Dec 2015 From: Nj Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Separation of variables I am not sure whether I did this correctly. If the separation of variables method doesn't work, I can use the exact method. Please confirm or help me on my problem, thank you!! Last edited by skipjack; December 9th, 2015 at 07:08 AM.
 December 3rd, 2015, 05:09 PM #2 Math Team     Joined: May 2013 From: The Astral plane Posts: 1,658 Thanks: 651 Math Focus: Wibbly wobbly timey-wimey stuff. It looks good but for one thing: $\displaystyle \int \frac{du}{u} = \ln | u |$. -Dan Last edited by skipjack; December 5th, 2015 at 03:03 AM. Reason: Re-write
 December 3rd, 2015, 05:14 PM #3 Math Team   Joined: Dec 2013 From: Colombia Posts: 7,030 Thanks: 2341 Math Focus: Mainly analysis and algebra I see more problems with the question than with your solution. I think you forgot to cross out a $y$ in line 2.
 December 4th, 2015, 09:55 AM #4 Math Team   Joined: Jan 2015 From: Alabama Posts: 2,820 Thanks: 750 Your original equation is given as $\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}= (x^2+ 1)(\tan(y))y'x$. What does the y' mean on the right? Last edited by skipjack; December 5th, 2015 at 03:04 AM.
 December 6th, 2015, 08:41 AM #5 Newbie   Joined: Dec 2015 From: Nj Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 I have the same problem with the question as well. I felt as if the problem was written incorrectly, but my professor assured me it's fine. The y' is y prime? I honestly think the problem is just messed up and I really don't want to lose any points on this one :/ If anyone sees this and can confirm my question/answer that would be awesome. Last edited by skipjack; December 9th, 2015 at 07:02 AM.
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 Originally Posted by Country Boy Your original equation is given as $\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}= (x^2+ 1)(\tan(y))y'x$. What does the y' mean on the right?
Sorry forgot to quote you for the tag.

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 Originally Posted by Njprince94 I have the same problem with the question as well. I felt as if the problem was written incorrectly, but my professor assured me it's fine. The y' is y prime? I honestly think the problem is just messed up and I really don't want to lose any points on this one :/ If anyone sees this and can confirm my question/answer that would be awesome.
Didn't you ask your professor what y' meant? Just saying "y prime" doesn't say anything! That's like saying "x is the lower case letter ex"!

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 Originally Posted by Njprince94 Please confirm or help me on my problem
The equation appears to end with $y'\!x\!$, but that doesn't appear in your work. Sometimes, $y'$ is used to mean $\dfrac{dy}{dx}$, but that wouldn't make sense here. Perhaps $y'\!x$ was intended to be $y/x$. Was anyone else also given this problem, but given some other explanation?

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