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SoundTheSurrender

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Differential equations 🙁

(x) (dy)/(dx) = x^(2) e^(5x)

am I allowed to do this?


/ x dx = / x^(2) e^(5x) dy ???



/ = integrate




and for this problem.

/ 3x^(2) e^(x^2)


would I use u as x^(2)

? I don't know how to continue if I do..
 
Its been 5 years since I took Calc 2, and I dont remember a thing. I'll be taking it again soon enough though 🙁
 
My god, it's only been a year and 3 months since I took calculus and I've forgotten everything already! God help me!
 
Originally posted by: Aflac
My god, it's only been a year and 3 months since I took calculus and I've forgotten everything already! God help me!

For me it's only been THREE months.

God help ME!
 
your teacher may not have had this in mind, but for the second problem:

write e^(x^2) as the power series sum(x^(2n)/n!)

Then your problem reduces to the integral of 3*sum((x^(2n+3))/(n!))

Then integrate.

You answer will be in the form of a power series but it will converge at all real numbers.
 
Originally posted by: djmihow
Originally posted by: SpecialEd
Problem 1:

separate:

dy=xe^(5x)dx

use integration by parts on the right

not sure on the second one.


where did the x^2 go and the x? sorry I get lost 🙁



Thanks!

i divided both sides by x, and x^2 becomes x on the right

edit: my message was mixed up
 
Thanks, I got the first one settled, I can't do the 2nd one like you first posted specialed, we never did it in that notion..

I'm confused on the x^3 ...

is that because you did x^2 + 1 / 3 so its x^3?


so u = ?
 
Originally posted by: djmihow
Thanks, I got the first one settled, I can't do the 2nd one like you first posted specialed, we never did it in that notion..

I'm confused on the x^3 ...

is that because you did x^2 + 1 / 3 so its x^3?


so u = ?

I was just showing why phatj's solution was incorrect. If the problem you asked was the integral of x^3*e^(x^2), then what he said would work.

But your original problem of the integral of x^2*e^(x^2) is more difficult. I don't see any obivious substitutions.
 
Originally posted by: djmihow
alrighty,

what about this then..



integrate from 6 to infinite (2x-5)/(x^2-5x) dx

u = x^(2) - 5

du = 2x - 5 dx ?


shouldnt it be
du/dx = 2x - 5
then
du = (2x - 5) dx
dx = du/(2x - 5)

but im tired. so who knows.
 
Originally posted by: djmihow
alrighty,

what about this then..



integrate from 6 to infinite (2x-5)/(x^2-5x) dx

u = x^(2) - 5

du = 2x - 5 dx ?

Use a partial fraction expansion for this one.

(2x-5)/(x^2-5x) = (2x-5)/[(x)(x-5)].

(2x-5)/[(x)(x-5)] = A/x + B/(x-5)

Solve for A and B and integration should follow easily from there.

Edit: Ugh, I'm a noob. There's a simpler way.

Let u = x^2-5x
Then, du = 2x-5 dx

Substituting transforms the integral into 1/u du.

Make sure you have the right limits after substitution.
 
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