Solving Differential Equations with Mathematica's Solver

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It's now time for you to get a little more independent! You've seen a detailed example of how we make Mathematica solve a differential equation using the DSolve command. Based on what you learned I want you to try solving the following exact equation:

(2xy + 3)dx + (x2 - 1)dy = 0

Don't forget to write it in derivative form before applying DSolve, and use y[x] and == when entering it into Mathematica.

Go ahead and switch back to Mathematica now, and do the problem. Don't forget to come back here to your browser when you are done.

Let's now move on and see if you got the correct results...

 

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