Substitute [tex]z=y^{-3}[/tex], so that [tex]\dfrac{\mathrm dz}{\mathrm dx}=-3y^{-4}\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}[/tex]. Then the ODE in terms of [tex]z(x)[/tex] is
and you can attempt to solve for [tex]y[/tex] explicitly from here if you wish. In any case, given that [tex]y(1)=\dfrac12[/tex] (presumably that's what you meant to write), we'd get