First integral method to look for exact solutions of a variety of Boussinesq-like equations

• We study a variety of Boussinesq-like equations.
• We use the first integral method.
• We obtain exact 1-soliton solutions for these equations.

In this paper, we study a variety of Boussinesq-like equations. The first integral method is applied to obtain exact 1-soliton solutions for each equation. Exact 1-soliton solutions of these equations are found.