 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Rearranging gives $y'=2x(y-1)^2$. First retain the <equilibrium> $y=1$. For every other solution, <separation of variables> gives $\int(y-1)^{-2}dy=\int2x\,dx$, so $-1/(y-1)=x^2+C$. Hence
$$
\boxed{y=1,\qquad\text{or}\qquad y=1-\frac1{x^2+C}.}
$$
A nonconstant solution is defined on any interval where its denominator is nonzero. Dividing by $(y-1)^2$ without retaining the equilibrium would lose one solution.

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