31.Exact Equations. The equation P(x)y′′+Q(x)y′+R(x)y=0 is said to be exact if it can be written in the form (P(x)y′)′+(f(x)y)′=0 where f(x) is to be determined in terms of P(x), Q(x), and R(x). The latter equation can be integrated once immediately, resulting in a first‑order linear equation for y that can be solved as in Section 2.1. By equating the coefficients of the preceding equations and then eliminating f(x), show that a necessary condition for exactness is P′′(x)−Q′(x)+R(x)=0 It can be shown that this is also a sufficient condition.

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31.Exact Equations. The equation

P(x)y′′+Q(x)y′+R(x)y=0

is said to be exact if it can be written in the form

(P(x)y′)′+(f(x)y)′=0

where f(x) is to be determined in terms of P(x), Q(x), and R(x). The latter equation can be integrated once immediately, resulting in a first‑order linear equation for y that can be solved as in Section 2.1. By equating the coefficients of the preceding equations and then eliminating f(x), show that a necessary condition for exactness is

P′′(x)−Q′(x)+R(x)=0

It can be shown that this is also a sufficient condition.

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