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Calculus

Separation of variables

Get all the y's on one side, all the x's on the other, then integrate both.

For a separable DE dy/dx = f(x)g(y): get all y's on one side, all x's on the other, and integrate.

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dy/dx = xy

dy/y = x dx. ln|y| = x²/2 + C. y = A·e^(x²/2).