Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 5 - Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions - 5.4 Exercises - Page 354: 120

Answer

$$y = - 2.5{e^{ - 0.2{x^2}}} + 1$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = x{e^{ - 0.2{x^2}}},{\text{ }}\left( {0, - \frac{3}{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Separate the variables}} \cr & dy = x{e^{ - 0.2{x^2}}}dx \cr & {\text{Integrate both sides}} \cr & \int {dy} = \int {x{e^{ - 0.2{x^2}}}} dx \cr & y = \frac{1}{{ - 0.4}}\int {\left( { - 0.4x} \right){e^{ - 0.2{x^2}}}} dx \cr & y = - 2.5{e^{ - 0.2{x^2}}} + C{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the initial condition }}\left( {0, - \frac{3}{2}} \right) \cr & - \frac{3}{2} = - 2.5{e^{ - 0.2{{\left( 0 \right)}^2}}} + C \cr & - \frac{3}{2} = - 2.5 + C \cr & C = 1 \cr & {\text{Substitute }}C{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & y = - 2.5{e^{ - 0.2{x^2}}} + 1 \cr & \cr & {\text{Graph}} \cr} $$
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