Worked solution
Reduce a trigonometric equation and apply the initial condition
Show reduces under to . Hence find the solution through the origin as .
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CJC · Lecture · Example 7
Differentiate and substitute
, so . Therefore , hence .
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Integrate on the branch through u=0
Where , , giving . The initial point gives u=0 and C=0. The continuous branch through zero is , so . The excluded constant u-values solve the transformed equation but do not pass through the origin.
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Common mistakes
The initial condition selects an inverse-tangent branch; do not silently discard periodic branches in an unrestricted general problem.