(a) If y = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 ) y=5(e^x-3x^2-6x-6) y = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 ) , then d y d x = 5 ( e x − 6 x − 6 ) \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} = 5(e^x-6x-6) d x d y = 5 ( e x − 6 x − 6 ) . Let's see whether this is equal to y + 15 x 2 y+15x^2 y + 15 x 2 :
y + 15 x 2 = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 ) + 15 x 2 = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 + 3 x 2 ) = 5 ( e x − 6 x − 6 ) = d y d x \begin{aligned}
y+15x^2&=5(e^x-3x^2-6x-6)+15x^2\\
&=5(e^x-3x^2-6x-6+3x^2)\\
&=5(e^x-6x-6)\\
&=\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}
\end{aligned} y + 15 x 2 = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 ) + 15 x 2 = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 + 3 x 2 ) = 5 ( e x − 6 x − 6 ) = d x d y
So, y = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 ) y=5(e^x-3x^2-6x-6) y = 5 ( e x − 3 x 2 − 6 x − 6 ) is indeed a solution to the differential equation d y d x = y + 15 x 2 \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}=y+15x^2 d x d y = y + 15 x 2 .
(b) If y = − 2 x 2 + 1 y=\dfrac{-2}{x^2+1} y = x 2 + 1 − 2 , then d y d x = 4 x ( x + 1 ) 2 \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} = \dfrac{4x}{(x+1)^2} d x d y = ( x + 1 ) 2 4 x . Let's see whether this is equal to x y 2 xy^2 x y 2 :
x y 2 = x ( − 2 x 2 + 1 ) 2 = 4 x ( x 2 + 1 ) 2 = d y d x \begin{aligned}
xy^2&=x\left(\frac{-2}{x^2+1}\right)^2\\
&=\frac{4x}{(x^2+1)^2}\\
&=\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}
\end{aligned} x y 2 = x ( x 2 + 1 − 2 ) 2 = ( x 2 + 1 ) 2 4 x = d x d y
So, y = − 2 x 2 + 1 y=\dfrac{-2}{x^2+1} y = x 2 + 1 − 2 is indeed a solution to the differential equation d y d x = x y 2 \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}=xy^2 d x d y = x y 2 .
(c) If y = x 3 / 2 + x y=x^{3/2}+x y = x 3/2 + x , then d y d x = 3 2 x + 1 \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x} = \frac{3}{2}\sqrt{x}+1 d x d y = 2 3 x + 1 .
( d y d x ) 2 + d y d x = ( 3 2 x + 1 ) 2 + 3 2 x + 1 = 9 4 x + 9 2 x + 2 ≠ d y d x \begin{aligned}
\left(\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}\right)^2+\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}&=\left(\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{x}+1\right)^2+\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{x}+1\\
&=\frac{9}{4}x+\frac{9}{2}\sqrt{x}+2\\
&\neq \frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}
\end{aligned} ( d x d y ) 2 + d x d y = ( 2 3 x + 1 ) 2 + 2 3 x + 1 = 4 9 x + 2 9 x + 2 = d x d y
So, y = x 3 / 2 + x y=x^{3/2}+x y = x 3/2 + x is not a solution to the differential equation ( d y d x ) 2 + d y d x = y \left(\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}\right)^2+\frac{\mathrm{d}y}{\mathrm{d}x}=y ( d x d y ) 2 + d x d y = y .