# Ordinary Differential equation-integrating factor [closed]

Show that the differential equation

$(3y^2-x)+2y(y^2-3)y'=0$

admits an integrating factor which is a function of $(x+y^2)$.

Hence solve the equation.

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Assume $I=e^{\int f(x+y^2)d(x+y^2)}$ is an integrating factor of the ODE. (If you understand how the idea of integrating factor work, this is nature to write it in this form, instead of simply $f(x+y^2)$. And I think this is the only tricky thing we need to solve it.)
By definition of integrating factor, $$I \cdot (3y^2-x)dx+I \cdot 2y(y^2-3)dy=0$$ will be exact, i.e. $$\frac{\partial (I \cdot (3y^2-x))}{\partial y}=\frac{\partial (I \cdot 2y(y^2-3))}{\partial x}.$$
Hence we just need to find one possible $f(x+y^2)$. It is straightforward: we only need to evaluate $LHS$ and $RHS$, comparing them, then we will get the requiring $f$, and hence $I$.