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Ch. 9 - Differential Equations
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 9, Problema 9.3.24

17–32. Solving initial value problems Determine whether the following equations are separable. If so, solve the initial value problem.
y'(t) = cos² y, y(1) = π/4

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First, rewrite the differential equation in Leibniz notation: \(\frac{dy}{dt} = \cos^{2} y\).
Check if the equation is separable by expressing it as a product of a function of \(y\) and a function of \(t\). Here, rewrite as \(\frac{dy}{dt} = \cos^{2} y = f(y) \cdot g(t)\), where \(f(y) = \cos^{2} y\) and \(g(t) = 1\).
Since the equation is separable, separate variables by dividing both sides by \(\cos^{2} y\) and multiplying both sides by \(dt\): \(\frac{1}{\cos^{2} y} dy = dt\).
Integrate both sides: \(\int \frac{1}{\cos^{2} y} dy = \int dt\). Recall that \(\frac{1}{\cos^{2} y} = \sec^{2} y\), and the integral of \(\sec^{2} y\) with respect to \(y\) is \(\tan y\).
After integrating, apply the initial condition \(y(1) = \frac{\pi}{4}\) to solve for the constant of integration and express the solution implicitly or explicitly in terms of \(y\) and \(t\).

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