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I'm trying to solve a simple ODE with initial values using Maple (to check my answer). Here's what I'm doing:

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However, this is giving me an unexpected result (it's not evaluating the integral, which should be indefinite). What's happening here?

Tetramputechture
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  • What version of Maple are you using? There are several things strange happening here. The first is that your **dsolve** command isn't syntactically correct. I'd expect an error message, and I do get an error message in Maple 18. Try using a **restart** command first. – Carl Love Sep 15 '15 at 14:54

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Solved by right clicking the output of dsolve, and clicking Approximate.

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  • You should be able to get (and I *do* get, after a few steps) an exact and explicitly solved answer. This is a well-known ODE called the logistic equation. See my comment to your Question above. – Carl Love Sep 15 '15 at 14:58
  • I entered in restart, now what? – Tetramputechture Sep 15 '15 at 15:46
  • Now enter your ODE, ICs, and **dsolve** command again. That's why I said try using a **restart** command *first*. The *first* means to enter the rest of the commands after. – Carl Love Sep 15 '15 at 16:01
  • When you enter the ODE, put a space immediately after the **k** if you haven't done so already. I can't tell with the small font used here on SE. – Carl Love Sep 15 '15 at 16:08
  • By "worked" do you mean that you got an error message? If not, what did you get? – Carl Love Sep 15 '15 at 18:02