Determining the Missing Function

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Determining the Missing Function

If:

$$F=\int M\,dx+\phi(y)$$

differentiate with respect to $$y$$:

$$\frac{\partial F}{\partial y}=N$$

Usage

- Used to determine the unknown function $$\phi(y)$$.

Question 1

Consider the initial value problem

$$(3x^2y+2xy+y^3)\,dx+(x^3+x^2+3xy^2)\,dy=0,\qquad y(1)=1$$

Which of the following implicitly defines the correct solution?

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