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Solve x\'(t) = 2 - tx^2 - t + 2x^2 with x(0) = 0. What, exactly, does Theorem 1,

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Question

Solve x'(t) = 2 - tx^2 - t + 2x^2 with x(0) = 0. What, exactly, does Theorem 1, Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions, on page 22 in Section 1.3 of the text, tell you about the solution which you found in question #3? As always, pretend that you have graduated, and are working somewhere, and one of your colleagues has asked you to explain this to them. Subject your answer to the will-this-person-be-back-in-fifteen-minutes-for-further-clarification test, and the is-there-any-way-that-my-explanation-could-be-misunderstood test.

Explanation / Answer

from the given question,

x'(t) = 2- tx2 - t + 2x2

dx/dt= (2-t) + x2( 2-t)

dx/dt= (2-t) (1+x2)

dx/ (1+x2) = (2-t) dt

arc tanx = (2t - t2/2 ) +c

replacing initial conditions,

x(0)=0, x=0, t=0

arc tan0 = (0-0) +c

c=0

arc tanx = (2t - t2/2 )

x= tan (2t - t2/2 )