I am having a lot of trouble trying to solve this differential equation. I am gi
ven initial condition y(e) = 1/3. Can someone please show me how this is done? This is a Bernoulli differential equation. Such equations are of the form: y' + p(x)*y = q(x)*y^n here, p(x) = 1/x, q(x) = (ln(x))/x, and n = 2 You can transform a Bernoulli differential equation into linear first-order equa tion with the substitution: u(x) = y(x)^(1-n) In this case, we would use the subsitution: u = 1/y, or y = 1/u Then, dy/dx = -1/u^2 du/dx Plug this into the original differential equation: y' + y/x = (y^2)(ln(x))/x -(1/u^2)*du/dx + 1/(x*u) = (1/u^2)*(ln(x))/x du/dx - u/x = -(ln(x))/x) This is now a first-order linear equation for u(x). Solve it using an integratin g factor (IF): IF = exp(INTEGRAL of {-1/x dx}) = exp(-ln(x)) = 1/x u(x) = x*INTEGRAL of {(-ln(x)/x^2) dx} Integrating by parts gives: u(x) = x*[ln(x)/x +1/x + c] where c is the constant of integration. u(x) = c*x + ln(x) + 1 Back substitute for u: 1/y = c*x + ln(x) + 1 y(x) = 1/(c*x + ln(x) + 1)