Problem 222
Easy Trajectories

Solve the differential equation yy'sin^2 x + y^2sin xcos x…

Solve the differential equation $yy'\sin^2 x + y^2\sin x\cos x - 1 = 0$.

Explanation of Method

Recognizing \(2y\sin^2x\,dy+y^2\sin2x\,dx\) as the exact differential \(d(y^2\sin^2x)\) reduces the equation to \(d(y^2\sin^2x)=2\,dx\), which integrates directly. The result is verified independently by implicit differentiation with \texttt{sympy}.

Step 1: Differential form

Rearranging: \((1-y^2\sin x\cos x)\,dx-y\sin^2x\,dy=0\).

Step 2: Recognize an exact differential

Since \(\sin x\cos x=\tfrac12\sin2x\), multiplying the original equation by \(2\,dx\) equivalent gives \[ 2y\sin^2x\,dy+y^2\sin2x\,dx=2\,dx. \] \texttt{sympy} confirms \[ d(y^2\sin^2x)=2y\sin^2x\,dy+2y^2\sin x\cos x\,dx=2y\sin^2x\,dy+y^2\sin2x\,dx, \] so the left side is exactly \(d(y^2\sin^2x)\).

Step 3: Integrate

\[ d(y^2\sin^2x)=2\,dx \ \Longrightarrow\ y^2\sin^2x=2x+C. \]

Step 4: Independent verification

Differentiating \(y^2\sin^2x=2x+C\) implicitly with \texttt{sp.Function('y')(x)} and \texttt{sympy}, solving for \(y'\), and substituting into \(yy'\sin^2x+y^2\sin x\cos x-1\) gives a residual that \texttt{sympy.simplify} reduces to \(0\) identically, confirming the source's own hand verification.


Result

Final answer:

The source's derivation and self-verification are both confirmed correct by independent \texttt{sympy} check: \[ \boxed{\,y^2\sin^2x=2x+C\,} \] where \(C\) is an arbitrary constant (equivalently \(y=\pm\sqrt{2x+C}\,\csc x\), for \(\sin x\neq0\) and \(2x+C\ge0\)).