If ${{dy} \over {dx}} + {{{2^{x - y}}({2^y} - 1)} \over {{2^x} - 1}} = 0$, x, y > 0, y(1) = 1, then y(2) is equal to :
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<p>${{dy} \over {dx}} + {{{2^{x-y}}({2^y} - 1)} \over {{2^x} - 1}}=0$, x, y > 0, y(1) = 1</p>
<p>${{dy} \over {dx}} = - {{{2^x}({2^y} - 1)} \over {{2^y}({2^x} - 1)}}$</p>
<p>$\int {{{{2^y}} \over {{2^y} - 1}}dy = - \int {{{{2^x}} \over {{2^x} - 1}}dx} }$</p>
<p>$$ = {{{{\log }_e}({2^y} - 1)} \over {{{\log }_e}2}} = - {{{{\log }_e}({2^x} - 1)} \over {{{\log }_e}2}} + {{{{\log }_e}c} \over {{{\log }_e}2}}$$</p>
<p>$= |({2^y} - 1)({2^x} - 1)| = c$</p>
<p>$\because$ $y(1) = 1$</p>
<p>$\therefore$ $c = 1$</p>
<p>$= |({2^y} - 1)({2^x} - 1)| = 1$</p>
<p>For $x = 2$</p>
<p>$|({2^y} - 1)3| = 1$</p>
<p>${2^y} - 1 = {1 \over 3} \Rightarrow 2y = {4 \over 3}$</p>
<p>Taking log to base 2.</p>
<p>$\therefore$ $y = 2 - {\log _2}3$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Differential Equations · Topic: Order and Degree
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