Bernoulli’s Equation

1. Solve:
dy 4
+ y = y2 x3
dx x

Solution:
1 dy 4
2 [
+ y= y 2 x 3
y dx x ]
dy 4 −1 3
y−2 + y =x
dx x

dv dy
let v= y−1 ; =− y −2
dx dx

−dv 4
+ v=x 3
dx x

dv 4
− v=−x3
dx x

Integrating factor:
∫ −4 dx
=e−4 ln ⁡∨ x∨¿=x
−4
x ¿
e

Solving:
v x−4 =∫ −x 3 ( x −4 ) dx+ C

v x−4 =−ln |x|+C

y−1 x−4=−ln |x|+C

2. Solve:
dy 1
+ y =e x y 4
dx 3

Solution:
1 dy 1
y 4[dx
+ y=e x y 4
3 ]
dy 1 −3 x
y− 4 + y =e
dx 3

dv dy
let v= y−3 ; =−3 y− 4
dx dx

−1 dv 1
+ v=e x
3 dx 3

dv
−v =−3 e x
dx

Integrating factor:
− dx
e ∫ =e−x

Solving:
v e− x =−3∫ e x e−x dx+C

y−3 e−x =−3 x+C

3. Solve:
dy y
+ = y3
dx x

Solution:
1 dy y
3 [+ = y3
y dx x ]
 dy −1 −2 dv dy
y−3 + x y =1let v= y−2 ; =−2 y−3
dx dx dx

−1 dv −1
+ x v=1
2 dx

dv
−2 x −1 v =−2
dx

Integrating factor
dx −2 1
−2∫ ln ⁡∨x ∨¿= 2
¿
x x
e =e

Solving:
v x−2=−2∫ x−2 dx+C

2
v x−2= +C
x

2
y−2 x−2= +C
x

4. Solve:
dy
x2 =2 y 2+ yx
dx

Solution:
1 dy
y x 2
2 [
x 2 =2 y 2+ yx
dx ]
dy −2 −1
y−2 −x y =2 x−2
dx

dv dy
let v=− y−1 ; = y −2
dx dx

dv −2
+ x v =2 x−2
dx
Integrating factor:
−1
∫ x−2 dx x
e =e

Solving:
−1 −1
x −2 x
v e =2 ∫ x e dx +C

−1 −1
v e x =2 e x + C
−1 −1
−1 x x
− y e =2 e +C

5. Solve:
dy
− y=x y 2
dx

Solution:
1 dy
2
y dx[− y=x y 2 ]
dy
y−2 − y−1=x
dx

dv dy
let v= y−1 ; =− y −2
dx dx

dv
+ v=−x
dx

Integrating factor:
dx
e∫ =e x
v e x =−∫ x e x dx +C

Using Integration by Parts:

let :u=−x ; du=−d x

let :dv=e x dx ; v=e x

Solving:
v e x =−( x e x −e x ) +C

y−1 e x =e x ( 1−x ) +C