Solution

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On an interval with , set . The product rule gives , and substitution gives
This is a separable differential equation. Since for real , separation loses no real constant solution:
Thus the general solution on any interval avoiding zero and the poles of the tangent function is
At the original differential equation forces , but no real solution from this family extends over a whole interval through zero: encounters infinitely many poles as .

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