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Homework Statement
There's this problem I'm presented with that has a part before asking the question which states a fact and, I want to be able to derive that fact.
I want to go from
dy/dx + P(x) y = Q(x) y^n
to
du/dx + (1 - n) P(x) u = (1 - n) Q(x).
Homework Equations
Bernoulli differential equation process, u = y^(1 - n)
The Attempt at a Solution
u = y^(1 – n), du/dx = (1 – n) y^(-n) dy/dx, u^(n – 1) = y, y^n = u^(n^2 – n)
dy/dx + P(x) y = Q(x) y^n
du/dx 1/(n – 1) y^n + P(x) u^(n – 1) = Q(x) u^(n^2 – n)
du/dx y^n + (1 – n) P(x) u^(n – 1) = (1 – n) Q(x) u^(n^2 – n)
du/dx u^(n^2 – n) + (1 – n) P(x) u^(n – 1) = Q(x) u^(n^2 – n)
du/dx + (1 – n) P(x) u^(-n^2 + 2n – 1) = (1 – n) Q(x)
but, instead, I should be getting
du/dx + (1 – n) P(x) u = (1 – n) Q(x).
What am I doing wrong?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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