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(a) Show that
(b) What can you say about solutions of dy/dt = −y2for which the initial condition y(0) satisfies the inequality −1 <y(0) <−1/2? [Hint: You could find the general solution, but what information can you get from your answer to part (a) alone?]
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Differential Equations
- Calculus For The Life SciencesCalculusISBN:9780321964038Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.Publisher:Pearson Addison Wesley,