ODE [Pending...]

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Hello,

I have a home work in which i have to give the exact solution of a DE and than use it to plot a graph to make a comparison with a numerical solution usiging RK 4th order methode,
my question is how can found the solution of this DE!

thanks for the reply.

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<a href="/differential-equations/1-solving-des.php">1. Solving Differential Equations</a>

What I've done so far

qq e(du)/dt= (1-t)u-u^2 qq

with e=constant  (not exponential)

and the initial condition :

qq u(0)=1 qq

X

You haven't shown any working so I can't see where you are getting stuck. Your first task is to decide what kind of differential equation it is. Is it separable? An integrable combination? First order linear?

X

yes sorry i forgot  to show where i'am stuck;
so i try to rewrit it as a first order liner and i got it like this and i am not so sure about it :
qq (du)/dt+(1/(1-t))*u=e qq

X

and for now i got to this but i don't understand why after making the integration of p(t) i've go back to qq(1/(1-t))qq

qq p(t)=(1/(1-t)) and Q(t)=e qq
so qq IF= exp(int p(t)dt)= exp(-ln(1-t))=(1/(1-t))qq
qq u*(1/(1-t))=int e (1/(1-t)) dt qq
qq u*(1/(1-t))= -e ln ( 1-t)qq
qq u= -e ln (1-t) *(1-t)qq 

this is what i've got so far !

X

great