Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
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Chapter 6 - Differential Equations - 6.3 Exercises - Page 422: 41

Answer

$$ x^{2}+y^{2}=C $$ the orthogonal trajectories of the given family are $$ y= x . K $$ where $K$ is an arbitrary constant.

Work Step by Step

$$ x^{2}+y^{2}=C, \text {(circles)} $$ First, solve the given equation by differentiating implicitly with respect to $x$ we obtain the differential equation: $$ 2 x +2y y^{\prime}=0 $$ Slope of given family is $$ y^{\prime}=\frac{-x}{y} $$ Because represents the slope of the given family of curves at it follows that the orthogonal family has the negative reciprocal slope So, $$ y^{\prime}=\frac{y}{x} $$ Now you can find the orthogonal family by separating variables and integrating. $$ \int \frac{dy}{y}=\int\frac{dx}{x} $$ $\Rightarrow$ $$ \ln |y|=\ln | x|+\ln K $$ $\Rightarrow$ $$ y= x . K, \text {(lines)} $$ where $K$ is an arbitrary constant.
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