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Any equation involving the derivatives of one variable with respect to another variable is called a differential equation. Examples of a differential equation are \((i)\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = 2x\), \((ii)\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + 2xy = {e^x}\). Equations (i) and (ii) are said to be first order differential equations since the highest derivative each one contains is the first.
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© 1983 C.T. Moss and C. Plumpton
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Moss, C.T., Plumpton, C. (1983). Differential equations. In: Integration. Core Books in Advanced Mathematics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06045-0_11
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