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✳️ First-Order Differential Equations.

First-Order Differential Equation
Every first-order differential equation can be written in the form
\begin{equation*} f(x, y, y') = 0\text{.} \end{equation*}
This just means that all the terms in the equation have been moved to the left-hand side, which can only contain the independent variable, \(x\text{,}\) the dependent variable, \(y\text{,}\) and its derivative, \(y'\text{.}\)

✳️ Separation of Variables.

First-Order Separable Differential Equation
These equations can be written as:
\begin{equation*} \frac{dy}{dx} = f(x) \cdot g(y). \end{equation*}
Separation of Variables Method
A solution technique for separable equations. It involves isolating \(y\) and \(x\) terms on opposite sides, followed by integration.