I have been learning about differential equation on Khan Academy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-ozRGDlkY
And at 1:57 Sal multiplied the whole equation by dx and cancelled the dx in dy/dx. But isn't dy/dx something like an operator. Is it mathematically correct to do such cancellation?
So our good 'ol Sal is dealing with separable differential equations. The differential operator $\frac{dx}{dt}$ is indeed the same as $\frac{dx}{1} \cdot \frac{1}{dt}$, which means you could indeed cancel it out by multiplying both sides by one or the other. This is done because then each side may be integrated to reach a solution. As is $dx$ or $dt$ in the integral, $D=\frac{dx}{dt}$ is simply a value, and can be manipulated like any other variable.
I hope this helps!
