Bernoulli Differential Equation

(1)

Let for . Then

(2)

Rewriting (1) gives

(3)
(4)

Plugging (4) into (3),

(5)

Now, this is a linear first-order ordinary differential equation of the form

(6)

where and . It can therefore be solved analytically using an

integrating factor

(7)

(8)

where is a constant of integration. If , then equation () becomes

(9)

(10)
(11)

The general solution is then, with and constants,