solve for y
Answer 1
By P2, do you mean P^2? By “solve for y”, do you mean “solve for P?” In this case, it’s just a breakable ODE:
dP/dt = P – P^2
1/(P – P^2)dP = dt
∫1/(P – P^2)dP = ∫dt
∫1/(P – P^2)dP = t + c, where c is a constant
To do the left integral, use the method of partial fractions. PP^2 factors for P(1-P), so we want to rewrite 1/(PP^2) as A/P+B/(1-P) for some constants A and B. So we have:
1/[P(1-P)] = A/P + B/(1-P)
A(1-P) + PA = 1
When P is 1, we have A(1-1)+B(1)=1, or B=1.
When P is 0, we have A(1-0)+B(0)=1, or A=1.
Thus, we can rewrite 1/(PP^2) as 1/P+1/(1-P).
By integrating the left side of the ODE, we have:
∫1/(P – P^2)dP
∫[1/P + 1/(1-P)]dP
∫(1/P)dP + ∫1/(1-P)dP
ln(P) + ∫1/(1-P)dP
To make the second integral, make a substitution u:
u = 1-P, du = -dP
ln(P) – ∫(1/u)du
ln(P) – ln(u)
ln(P) – ln(1-P)
in[P/(1-P)]
Plugging this back into the ODE, we have:
in[P/(1-P)] = t + c
e^ln[P/(1-P)] = e^(t + c)
P/(1-P) = e^t * e^c
P/(1-P) = ke^t, where k is a constant equal to e^c
P = (1-P)ke^t
P = ke^t – Pke^t
P + Pke^t = ke^t
P(1 + ke^t) = ke^t
P = ke^t / (1 + ke^t)
P = e^t/(1/k + e^t)
P = e^t / (d + e^t), where d is a constant equal to 1/k
So the general solution for ODE is P = e^t / (d + e^t), where d is a constant.
Edit:
@Paul, ln(PP^2) is not a primitive of 1/(PP^2).
Edit:
Who voted against my answer, do you want to explain why? I’m pretty sure I did everything right, but if I made a mistake, I’d like to know where.
answer 2
Do you mean to P?
dP/P(1 – P) = dt
Integration on both sides:
-ln|1 – P| + ln|P| = t + C
P/(1 – P) = Ce^