Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 6 - Differential Equations - 6.3 Exercises - Page 423: 67

Answer

Homogeneous with degree 3

Work Step by Step

Recall that the definition of a homogeneous function is a function that satisfies the following condition $f(tx,ty)=t^nf(x,y)$ where $n$ is the degree. If $f(x,y)=x^3-4xy^2+y^3$ all we have to do is plug in the point $(tx,ty)$ $f(tx,ty)=(tx)^3-4(tx)(ty)^2+(ty)^3$ $=t^3x^3-4t^3xy^2+t^3y^3$ $=t^3(x^3-4xy^2+y^3)=t^3f(x,y)$ So the function is homogeneous with a degree of 3
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