Let $y=y(x)$ be a solution curve of the differential equation.
$\left(1-x^{2} y^{2}\right) d x=y d x+x d y$.
If the line $x=1$ intersects the curve $y=y(x)$ at $y=2$ and the line $x=2$ intersects the curve $y=y(x)$ at $y=\alpha$, then a value of $\alpha$ is :
Solution
We have,
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \left(1-x^2 y^2\right) d x=y d x+x d y, y(1)=2 \\\\
& d x=\frac{y d x+x d y}{1-(x y)^2}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>On integrating both sides, we get
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
\int d x & =\int \frac{d(x y)}{1-(x y)^2} \\\\
x & =\frac{1}{2} \log \left|\frac{1+x y}{1-x y}\right|+C
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>As, $y(1)=2$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
1 & =\frac{1}{2} \log \left|\frac{1+2}{1-2}\right|+C \\\\
\Rightarrow C & =1-\frac{1}{2} \log 3
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>Now, substitute $x=2$ as $y(2)=\alpha$
<br/><br/>$$
2=\frac{1}{2} \log \left|\frac{1+2 \alpha}{1-2 \alpha}\right|+1-\frac{1}{2} \log 3
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
1+\frac{1}{2} \log 3 & =\frac{1}{2} \log \left|\frac{1+2 \alpha}{1-2 \alpha}\right| \\\\
2+\log 3 & =\log \left|\frac{1+2 \alpha}{1-2 \alpha}\right|
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
&\Rightarrow \frac{1+2 \alpha}{1-2 \alpha} \mid =3 e^2 \\\\
&\Rightarrow \frac{1+2 \alpha}{1-2 \alpha}= \pm \frac{3 e^2}{1} \\\\
& \Rightarrow\frac{1}{2 \alpha} =\frac{ \pm 3 e^2+1}{ \pm 3 e^2-1} \\\\
&\Rightarrow 2 \alpha=\frac{ \pm 3 e^2-1}{ \pm 3 e^2+1}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{array}{ll}
\Rightarrow \alpha=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{ \pm 3 e^2-1}{1 \pm 3 e^2}\right) \\\\
\therefore \alpha=\frac{3 e^2-1}{2\left(1+3 e^2\right)} \text { or } \frac{3 e^2+1}{2\left(3 e^2-1\right)}
\end{array}
$$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Differential Equations · Topic: Order and Degree
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