Determine If the Given Function Y = F(x) Is a Solution

question 165

True/False

Determine if the given function y = f(x) is a solution of the accompanying differential equation.
- $$\begin{array} { l } y ^ { \prime } = - y ^ { 2 } \\y = \frac { 1 } { x + 8 }\end{array}$$

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