If ${{dy} \over {dx}} = {{xy} \over {{x^2} + {y^2}}}$; y(1) = 1; then a value of x satisfying y(x) = e is :
Solution
${{dy} \over {dx}} = {{xy} \over {{x^2} + {y^2}}}$
<br><br>Let y = vx
<br><br>$\therefore$ ${{dy} \over {dx}}$ = v + x.${{dv} \over {dx}}$
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ v + x.${{dv} \over {dx}}$ = ${{x\left( {vx} \right)} \over {{x^2} + {v^2}{x^2}}}$ = ${v \over {1 + {v^2}}}$
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ x.${{dv} \over {dx}}$ = ${v \over {1 + {v^2}}}$ - v = ${{v - v - {v^3}} \over {1 + {v^2}}}$ = $- {{{v^3}} \over {1 + {v^2}}}$
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ $\int {{{1 + {v^2}} \over {{v^3}}}} dv = - \int {{{dx} \over x}}$
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ $- {1 \over {2{v^2}}} + \log v$ = $- \log x + C$
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ $- {1 \over 2}{{{x^2}} \over {{y^2}}} + \log \left( {{y \over x}} \right)$ = $- \log x + C$ ......(1)
<br><br>putting x = 1, y = 1 we get
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ C = $- {1 \over 2}$
<br><br>From eq. (1)
<br><br>$- {1 \over 2}{{{x^2}} \over {{y^2}}} + \log \left( {{y \over x}} \right)$ = $- \log x - {1 \over 2}$
<br><br>Put y = e
<br><br>$- {1 \over 2}{{{x^2}} \over {{e^2}}} + \log \left( {{e \over x}} \right)$ = $- \log x - {1 \over 2}$
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ x<sup>2</sup> = 3e<sup>2</sup>
<br><br>$\Rightarrow$ x = $\pm$3$\sqrt e$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Differential Equations · Topic: Order and Degree
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