Seperation of Variables

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Jason
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This is used in instances where it is a first order DE with two functions The strategy is to separate the two functions before integration.
\(\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 5x\,y\)

\(dx = 5x\,y\,dy\)

\(\dfrac{1}{5x}\,dx = y\,dy\)

\(\int \dfrac{1}{5x}\,dx = \int y\,dy\)

\(\ln |5x| + C = \dfrac{y^{2}}{2} + C\)

\(e^{\ln |5x| x + C} = e^{\dfrac{y^{2}}{2 } + C} \)

\(5x + e^{C} = e^{\dfrac{y^{2}}{2} + C} \)
 

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