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CalculusChallengeDifferential Equations

Differential Equations · Challenge problem

The initial value problem dydx=3y2/3\dfrac{dy}{dx}=3y^{2/3}, y(0)=0y(0)=0 has the trivial solution y=0y=0, but also non-trivial solutions of the form y=(x−k)3y=(x-k)^3 for x≥kx\ge k (and y=0y=0 for x<kx<k). If such a solution satisfies y(3)=1y(3)=1, find kk.