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Cant figure out these Differential Equations...?

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1) Solve the differential equation 2xy' = sqrt(25 - y^2)

satisfying the initial condition y(1/2) = 0

2) Solve the differential equation

dy/dx = (2x^2 - 4y^2) / (xy)

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  1. 1) This DE is separable:

    dy/√(25 - y²) = dx/(2x)

    Integrate both sides:

    arcsin(y/5) = ln(2x) + C

    Using the initial condition,

    arcsin(0) = ln(1) + C

    0 = C

    arcsin(y/5) = ln(2x)

    y = 5 sin(ln(2x))

    2)

    dy/dx = (2x² - 4y²) / (xy) = 2x/y - 4y/x

    Observe that this has the form

    dy/dx = f(y/x)

    so this DE is homogeneous. Let u = y/x; then

    y = xu

    dy/dx = x du/dx + u

    and the DE becomes

    x du/dx + u = 2/u - 4u

    xu du/dx = 2 - 5u²

    Again, a separable equation:

    u du/(2 - 5u²) = dx/x

    Integrating,

    (-1/5)ln|2 - 5u²| = ln|x| + C

    Replacing u with y/x,

    (-1/5)ln|2 - 5(y/x)²| = ln|x| + C

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