Exercise 373Calculus › Differential equations › First-order equationsL1Added 2 Nov 2026
A separable first-order equation
#separable equation#integration#initial condition
Statement
Solve the differential equation
with the initial condition .
Hint
Separate the variables: , then integrate both sides.
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Solution
Separation. Multiply both sides by :
Integration.
Initial condition. With :
Implicit solution.
Solving for :
Since , we take the branch: