TYPES OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (ACCORDING TO LINEARITY)

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A differential equation is considered linear if you can write it in the form.

(a1)(x)[ (d^n)(y)/(dx)^n ] + (a2)(x){ [d^(n-1)][y]/[dx]^(n-1) ] + ... (a3)(x)[ (dy)/(dx) ] + (a4)(x)(y)


For example:

[ (d^4)(y)/(dx)^4 ] + [ (d^3)(y)/(dx)^3 ] + [ (d^2)(y)/(dx)^2 ] + [ (dy)/(dx) ] + y = cos(x)

y'' + 2y' – 8y = x^2 + cosx

(x)(y'')^3 + (y')^4 – y = 0

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