12.5. Examining Exact Equations

If you encounter a differential equation that can be written in this form:

M(x, y) dx + N(x, y) dy = 0

then the equation can be called exact if

Want to check out exact differential equations on the Web? Visit www.sosmath.com/diffeq/diffeq.html, find the First Order Differential Equations bullet, and click the Exact and Non-Exact Equations link. For some practice solving exact differential equations, flip to Chapter 3.

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