slove the following differential equation

y= 2y'x + 1/y'

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To solve the differential equation \( y = 2y'x + \frac{1}{y'} \), we start by rewriting it in a more standard form.

Let \( y' = \frac{dy}{dx} \). Then the equation becomes:

\[ y = 2\frac{dy}{dx} x + \frac{1}{\frac{dy}{dx}} \]

Let's denote \( p = \frac{dy}{dx} \). Substituting \( p \) into the equation gives:

\[ y = 2px + \frac{1}{p} \]

To eliminate \( p \), we can rearrange it. Multiply both sides by \( p \):

\[ yp = 2p^2x + 1 \]

Rearranging gives a quadratic in \( p \):

\[ 2p^2x - yp + 1 = 0 \]

To solve for \( p \) (i.e., \( \frac{dy}{dx} \)), we can apply the quadratic formula, where \( a = 2x \), \( b = -y \), and \( c = 1 \):

\[ p = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a} \]

Substituting the coefficients:

\[ p = \frac{y \pm \sqrt{(-y)^2 - 4 \cdot 2x \cdot 1}}{2 \cdot 2x} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ p = \frac{y \pm \sqrt{y^2 - 8x}}{4x} \]

This means:

\[ \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{y \pm \sqrt{y^2 - 8x}}{4x} \]

This gives us a first-order differential equation, which is separable. However, the solution may depend on the choice of \( + \) or \( - \). Therefore, the simpler separated form requires some manipulation as:

  1. Choose either sign (let's consider the + sign first).
  2. Rewrite it as:

\[ dy = \left(\frac{y + \sqrt{y^2 - 8x}}{4x}\right) dx \]

At this point, further analytical solutions or numerical solutions can be pursued based on specific initial conditions or the context of the problem, as the separation leads towards more complex integration.

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