Find y that satisfies the given condition

dy/dx=20x(5x^2-1)^3; curve passes through (1,3)

I took the antiderivative and ended up with 10x^2((5x^2-1)^4/4). I end up with a large number at the end, which I think might be wrong.

To find the value of y that satisfies the given condition, we need to integrate the differential equation:

dy/dx = 20x(5x^2 - 1)^3

To integrate, we can use the chain rule. Let u = 5x^2 - 1, then du/dx = 10x, and dy/dx = du/dx * dy/du. Rearranging this equation gives us dy/du * du/dx = 20x.

Now, we can separate the variables:

dy/du = 20x / du/dx
dy/du = 20x / 10x
dy/du = 2

Integrating both sides with respect to u gives us:

∫dy/du du = ∫2 du
y = 2u + C

Now we substitute u back in:

y = 2(5x^2 - 1) + C
y = 10x^2 - 2 + C

To find the value of C, we can use the given condition that the curve passes through the point (1,3). Plugging these values into the equation, we get:

3 = 10(1)^2 - 2 + C
3 = 10 - 2 + C
C = 3 - 8
C = -5

Therefore, the equation of the curve passing through (1,3) is:

y = 10x^2 - 2 - 5
y = 10x^2 - 7

So the value of y that satisfies the given condition is y = 10x^2 - 7.

let

u = 5x^2-1
du = 10x dx

so, what you have is 2u^3 du
y(x) = u^4/2 = 1/2 (5x^2-1)^4 + C
y(1) = 3, so
1/2 (5-1)^4+C = 3
2C = 6-256 = -250

y(x) = 1/2 (5x^2-1)^4 - 125

Had you checked your function, you would have seen that its derivative was not the original dy/dx.