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ODE, bernoulli equation --> leads to crazy integral !
An Initial Value Problem, ODE (Bernoulli equation)
ODE: [x^2]*y' + 2*[x^3]*y = [y^2]*(1+2*[x^2])
IV: y(1) = 1/2
general form of Bernoulli's equation:
y' + a(x)y = b(x)*[y^n]
First order, linear ODE form:
y' + a(x)y = b(x)
I begin by simplifying the Bernoulli-type equation into a linear form, at which point I end up with an integral that I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE.
I have either really messed up somewhere along the way to that Integral, or not and I just dont' know how to solve it.
Thanks for any help.
Homework Statement
An Initial Value Problem, ODE (Bernoulli equation)
ODE: [x^2]*y' + 2*[x^3]*y = [y^2]*(1+2*[x^2])
IV: y(1) = 1/2
Homework Equations
general form of Bernoulli's equation:
y' + a(x)y = b(x)*[y^n]
First order, linear ODE form:
y' + a(x)y = b(x)
The Attempt at a Solution
I begin by simplifying the Bernoulli-type equation into a linear form, at which point I end up with an integral that I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE.
I have either really messed up somewhere along the way to that Integral, or not and I just dont' know how to solve it.
Thanks for any help.