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Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

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40 LESSON 5. BERNOULLI EQUATIONS<br />

Differentiat<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

z = y 1−n (5.7)<br />

Solv<strong>in</strong>g for dy/dt,<br />

dz<br />

dt<br />

= (1 − n)y−n<br />

dy<br />

dt<br />

(5.8)<br />

dy<br />

dt = 1 dz<br />

yn<br />

1 − n dt , n ≠ 1 (5.9)<br />

The restriction to n ≠ 1 is not a problem because we have already shown<br />

how to solve the special case n = 1 <strong>in</strong> equation 5.6.<br />

Substitut<strong>in</strong>g equation 5.9 <strong>in</strong>to 5.1 gives<br />

Divid<strong>in</strong>g through by y n ,<br />

Substitut<strong>in</strong>g from equation 5.7 for z,<br />

1 dz<br />

yn<br />

1 − n dt + p(t)y = yn q(t) (5.10)<br />

1 dz<br />

1 − n dt + p(t)y1−n = q(t) (5.11)<br />

Multiply<strong>in</strong>g both sides of the equation by 1 − n,<br />

1 dz<br />

+ p(t)z = q(t) (5.12)<br />

1 − n dt<br />

dz<br />

+ (1 − n)p(t)z = (1 − n)q(t) (5.13)<br />

dt<br />

which is a l<strong>in</strong>ear ODE for z <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> standard form.<br />

Rather than writ<strong>in</strong>g a formula for the solution it is easier to remember the<br />

technique of (a) mak<strong>in</strong>g a substitution z = y 1−n ; (b) rearrang<strong>in</strong>g to get<br />

a first-order l<strong>in</strong>ear equation <strong>in</strong> z; (c) solve the ODE for z; and then (d)<br />

substitute for y.<br />

Example 5.1. Solve the <strong>in</strong>itial value problem<br />

y ′ + ty = t/y 3 (5.14)<br />

y(0) = 2 (5.15)

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