Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Differential Equations - 6.2 Exercises - Page 412: 14

Answer

$$y = \frac{1}{2}{e^{\frac{{{x^2}}}{2}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = xy,{\text{ }}\left( {0,\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Separate the variables}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{y} = xdx \cr & {\text{Integrate both sides}} \cr & \int {\frac{1}{y}dy} = \int x dx \cr & \ln \left| y \right| = \frac{{{x^2}}}{2} + C{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the initial condition }}\left( {0,\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & \ln \left| {\frac{1}{2}} \right| = \frac{{{{\left( 0 \right)}^2}}}{2} + C \cr & C = \ln \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Substitute }}C{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & \ln \left| y \right| = \frac{{{x^2}}}{2} + \ln \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) \cr & {\text{Solve for }}y \cr & y = \frac{1}{2}{e^{\frac{{{x^2}}}{2}}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Graph}} \cr} $$
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