Find the general solution of the given differential equation: x dy/dx + y = x^2 sin(x)

To find the general solution of the differential equation x dy/dx + y = x^2 sin(x), we start by rearranging the equation:

dy/dx + (y/x) = x sin(x)

This is a first-order linear ordinary differential equation, which can be solved using the integrating factor method.

First, we identify the integrating factor, μ(x), given by:

μ(x) = e^(∫(1/x) dx) = e^(ln|x|) = |x|

We can drop the absolute value for the integrating factor since we are interested in the solution for x > 0:

μ(x) = x

Next, we multiply the entire differential equation by the integrating factor:

x(dy/dx) + y = x^2 sin(x)

Now, using the integrating factor, we can rewrite the left-hand side as:

d/dx (xy) = x^2 sin(x)

Next, we integrate both sides of the equation:

∫d(xy) = ∫x^2 sin(x) dx

Using integration by parts for the right-hand side:

Let u = x^2 and dv = sin(x) dx. Then, we find:

du = 2x dx and v = -cos(x)

Now applying integration by parts:

∫x^2 sin(x) dx = -x^2 cos(x) + ∫2x cos(x) dx

Again, we apply integration by parts to ∫2x cos(x) dx:

Let w = 2x and dz = cos(x) dx. Then:

dw = 2 dx and z = sin(x)

Calculating:

∫2x cos(x) dx = 2x sin(x) – ∫2 sin(x) dx

Integrating ∫2 sin(x) dx, we have:

∫2 sin(x) dx = -2 cos(x)

Putting it all together:

∫x^2 sin(x) dx = -x^2 cos(x) + 2x sin(x) + 2 cos(x) + C

Now substituting back to our earlier equation:

xy = -x^2 cos(x) + 2x sin(x) + 2 cos(x) + C

Finally, we solve for y:

y = -x cos(x) + 2 sin(x) + rac{2}{x} cos(x) + rac{C}{x}

This represents the general solution of the given differential equation.

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