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A solution <math>y\approx r\cos\theta</math> is sought in new coordinates <math>(r,\theta)</math> where the amplitude <math>r(t)</math> varies slowly and the phase <math>\theta(t)</math> varies at an almost constant rate, namely <math>d\theta/dt\approx 1</math>.
Straightforward algebra finds the coordinate transform{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
:<math>y=r\cos\theta +\frac1{32}\varepsilon r^3\cos3\theta +\frac1{1024}\varepsilon^2r^5(-21\cos3\theta+\cos5\theta)+\mathcal O(\varepsilon^3)</math>
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