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Zhiman Tang

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problem1 a (5)
« on: January 18, 2019, 07:26:28 PM »
the integral curve is: dt = dx/x
if I integrate both sides, I get t - lnx = c, so the general solution is u = f(t-lnx)
however, it I move x to the left side: xdt = dx, and integrate both sides, I get xt - x = c. You cannot do this, since in ODE , describing integral curves, $x$ and $t$  are not independent. V.I.


the general solution becomes u = f(xt-x)
I feel the second approach is wrong, but I cannot tell where did I do wrong.

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