Problem

Solve the Bernoulli differential equation y+2y=y3.

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Thus, the solution to the original differential equation is y=1Ce2x for some constant C.

Steps

Step 1 :The given differential equation is a Bernoulli equation of the form y+p(x)y=q(x)yn where p(x)=2, q(x)=0 and n=3.

Step 2 :To solve this, we make a substitution to turn it into a linear differential equation. Let u=y1n=y2. Then u=(1n)yyn1=2yy3.

Step 3 :Substituting y=u1/2 and y=u/2u3/2 into the original equation, we get u/2u3/2+2/u1/2=u3/2.

Step 4 :Simplifying this gives u+4u=0, which is a first order linear differential equation.

Step 5 :The solution to this equation is u=Ce4x for some constant C.

Step 6 :Substituting back, we get y=u1/2=(Ce4x)1/2=1Ce2x.

Step 7 :Thus, the solution to the original differential equation is y=1Ce2x for some constant C.

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