Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 8 - Mathematical Modeling With Differential Equations - 8.4 First-Order Differential Equations And Applications - Exercises Set 8.4 - Page 592: 4

Answer

$$y=\frac{1}{4}+ce^{-2x}$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$2\frac{dy}{dx} +4y=1$$ Rewriting the equation $$ \frac{dy}{dx} +2y=\frac{1}{2}$$ Since \begin{align*} \mu(x)&=e^{\int 2dx}\\ &=e^{2x } \end{align*} Then \begin{align*} y\mu(x)&=\int \mu(x) q(x)dx\\ e^{2x }y&=\int \frac{1}{2}e^{2x} dx\\ &= \frac{1}{4}e^{2x}+c \end{align*} Hence $$y=\frac{1}{4}+ce^{-2x}$$
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