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(1 point) A Bernoulli differential equation is one of the form dydx+P(x)y=Q(x)yn. Observe that, if n=0 or 1, the Bernoulli equation is linear. For other values of n, the substitution u=y1−n transforms the Bernoulli equation into the linear equation dudx+(1−n)P(x)u=(1−n)Q(x). Use an appropriate substitution to solve the equation y′−3xy=y5x3, and find the solution that satisfies y(1)=1.

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[tex]y'-3xy=y^5x^3[/tex]Divide both sides by [tex]y^5[/tex]:[tex]y^{-5}y'-3xy^{-4}=x^3[/tex]Substitute [tex]u(x)=y(x)^{-4}[/tex], so that [tex]u'=-4y^{-5}y'[/tex]. Then we get a new ODE that is linear in [tex]u[/tex],[tex]-\dfrac{u'}4-3xu=x^3\implies u'+12xu=4x^3[/tex]Multiply both sides by [tex]e^{6x^2}[/tex]:[tex]e^{6x^2}u'+12xe^{6x^2}u=4x^3e^{6x^2}[/tex]Notice that [tex]\left(e^{6x^2}u(x)\right)'=e^{6x^2}u'(x)+12xe^{6x^2}u(x)[/tex]. Integrating both sides with respect to [tex]x[/tex] gives[tex]\displaystyle\int\left(e^{6x^2}u\right)'\,\mathrm dx=e^{6x^2}u=\int 4x^3e^{6x^2}\,\mathrm dx[/tex][tex]\implies u=\dfrac{e^{6x^2}(6x^2-1)}{18}+C[/tex][tex]\implies y^4=\dfrac1{\frac{e^{6x^2}(6x^2-1)}{18}+C}[/tex]Given that [tex]y(1)=1[/tex], we find[tex]1=\dfrac1{\frac{5e^6}{18}+C}\implies C=\dfrac{18-5e^6}{18}[/tex]so the particular solution is[tex]y^4=\dfrac1{\frac{e^{6x^2}(6x^2-1)}{18}+\frac{18-5e^6}{18}}[/tex][tex]\implies\boxed{y=\sqrt[4]{\dfrac1{\frac{e^{6x^2}(6x^2-1)}{18}+\frac{18-5e^6}{18}}}}[/tex]where we take the positive root because the initial condition tells us to expect [tex]y>0[/tex] when [tex]x=1[/tex].