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Ch. 9 - First-Order Differential Equations
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.PE.6

In Exercises 1–22, solve the differential equation.


y' = xeˣ⁻ʸ csc y

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Rewrite the given differential equation \(y' = xe^{x - y} \csc y\) as \(\frac{dy}{dx} = xe^{x - y} \csc y\) to clearly identify the derivative form.
Express the right side to separate variables involving \(y\) and \(x\). Notice that \(e^{x - y} = e^x \cdot e^{-y}\), so rewrite the equation as \(\frac{dy}{dx} = x e^x e^{-y} \csc y\).
Rewrite \(\csc y\) as \(\frac{1}{\sin y}\) and combine it with \(e^{-y}\) to get \(e^{-y} \csc y = \frac{e^{-y}}{\sin y}\). Then, rearrange the equation to isolate \(dy\) and \(dx\) terms: \(\sin y e^y dy = x e^x dx\).
Separate variables by multiplying both sides appropriately to get \(\sin y e^y dy = x e^x dx\), which allows integration on both sides with respect to their own variables.
Integrate both sides: compute \(\int \sin y e^y dy\) on the left and \(\int x e^x dx\) on the right. After integration, include the constant of integration and express the implicit solution.

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