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The method for solving this equation relies on a special integrating factor, ''μ'':
 
:<math>\mu = e^{\intint_{x_0}^x p(xt)\, dxdt}</math>
 
We choose this integrating factor because it has the special property that its derivative is itself times the function we are integrating, that is:
 
:<math>\frac{d{\mu}}{dx} = e^{\intint_{x_0}^x p(xt)\, dxdt} \cdot p(x) = \mu p(x)</math>
 
Multiply both sides of the original differential equation by ''&mu;'' to get: