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Exact Equations & Substitutions · Superchallenge problem

The solution of the Bernoulli equation y′=y−y3y' = y - y^3 with y(0)=12y(0) = \dfrac12 increases toward 11 as x→∞x \to \infty, so ∫0xy(t) dt\displaystyle\int_0^x y(t)\,dt grows like xx minus a lag. Find lim⁡x→∞(x−∫0xy(t) dt)\displaystyle\lim_{x\to\infty}\left(x - \int_0^x y(t)\,dt\right).