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A differential equation is an equation involving an unknown function and its derivatives. By a solution of a differential equation we mean a function that is differentiable and satisfies the equation on some interval. For example, x′ − x = 0 is a differential equation involving an unknown function x and its first derivative with respect to an independent variable that we may call t, s, etc. We notice that .(e t)′ − e t = e t − e t = 0 for all t in the interval I = (−∞; ∞): Therefore, x(t) = e t is a solution of the differential equation on the interval I.
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Ahmad, S., Ambrosetti, A. (2014). First order linear differential equations. In: A Textbook on Ordinary Differential Equations. UNITEXT(), vol 73. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02129-4_1
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