Worked solution
Select the initial-value branch after a separated integration
Solve , given when .
CJC · Lecture · Example 4
Separate and integrate
gives . With , . Thus the source implicit relation is .
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Choose the branch containing the initial point
The initial y-value is positive, so the classical solution is on the maximal interval . The negative square-root branch does not pass through ; the endpoint y=0 is excluded because the original differential equation divides by y.
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Common mistakes
An implicit squared relation can include a branch that fails the initial condition.