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: 73

Answer

The function is homogeneous of degree 0

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{aligned} f(x, y)=2 \ln \frac{x}{y} \end{aligned} Since \begin{aligned} f(tx,t y)&=2 \ln \frac{tx}{ty}\\ &= 2 \ln \frac{x}{y}\\ &=f(x,y) \end{aligned} Then the function is homogeneous of degree 0
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