Show that the second-order differential equation y = F(x, y, y) can be reduced to a system

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Show that the second-order differential equation y″ = F(x, y, y′) can be reduced to a system of two first-order differential equationsimage


Can something similar be done to the nth-order differential equation y(n) = F(x, y, y′, y″,c, y(n-1))?

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9780321884077

13th Edition

Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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