Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 8 - Mathematical Modeling With Differential Equations - Chapter 8 Review Exercises - Page 594: 20

Answer

$$y = \frac{{\ln \left( {1 + {e^x}} \right)}}{{{e^x}}} + \frac{C}{{{e^x}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + y - \frac{1}{{1 + {e^x}}} = 0 \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + y = \frac{1}{{1 + {e^x}}} \cr & \cr & {\text{The equation is in the form }}\frac{{dy}}{{dp}} + p\left( x \right)y = q\left( x \right) \cr & {\text{with }}p\left( x \right) = 1{\text{ and }}q\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{1 + {e^x}}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Use the method of the integrating factors}}{\text{, calculate }}\mu = {e^{\int {p\left( x \right)dx} }} \cr & \mu = {e^{\int {p\left( x \right)dx} }} = {e^{\int 1 dx}} \cr & \mu = {e^x} \cr & \cr & {\text{Multiply both sides of the equation by }}\mu \cr & {e^x}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + {e^x}y = \frac{{{e^x}}}{{1 + {e^x}}} \cr & {\text{Express the result as }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\mu y} \right] = {e^x}{\text{. Then}}{\text{,}} \cr & \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {{e^x}y} \right] = \frac{{{e^x}}}{{1 + {e^x}}} \cr & {\text{Integrate both sides}} \cr & {e^x}y = \int {\frac{{{e^x}}}{{1 + {e^x}}}} dx \cr & {e^x}y = \ln \left( {1 + {e^x}} \right) + C \cr & {\text{Solve for }}y \cr & y = \frac{{\ln \left( {1 + {e^x}} \right)}}{{{e^x}}} + \frac{C}{{{e^x}}} \cr} $$
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