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Find an implicit formula satisfied by solutions of y′ = x3 / y2

Assume solutions of the equation

    \[ y' = \frac{x^3}{y^2} \]

exist and find an implicit formula satisfied by these solutions.


This is a separable first-order equation. We compute,

    \begin{align*}  y' = \frac{x^3}{y^2} && \implies && y^2 y' &= x^3 \\  && \implies && \int y^2 \, dy &= \int x^3 \, dx \\[9pt]  && \implies && \frac{1}{3}y^3 &= \frac{1}{4} x^4 + C \\[9pt]  && \implies && y^3 &= \frac{3}{4} x^4 + C. \end{align*}

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