Calculus 10th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Differential Equations - 6.4 Exercises - Page 428: 21

Answer

$$y = \frac{4}{x}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y' + \left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right)y = 0,{\text{ }}y\left( 2 \right) = 2 \cr & {\text{Write }}y'{\text{ as }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + \left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right)y = 0 \cr & {\text{The differential equation has the form }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + P\left( x \right)y = Q\left( x \right) \cr & {\text{With }}P\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{x}{\text{ }}Q\left( x \right) = 0 \cr & {\text{Find the integrating factor }}I\left( x \right) = {e^{\int {P\left( x \right)} dx}} \cr & I\left( x \right) = {e^{\int {\frac{1}{x}dx} }} = {e^{\ln \left| x \right|}} = x \cr & {\text{Multiply the differential equation by the integrating factor}} \cr & x\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + x\left( {\frac{1}{x}} \right)y = 0 \cr & x\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + y = 0 \cr & {\text{Write the left side in the form }}\frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {I\left( x \right)y} \right] \cr & \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {xy} \right] = 0 \cr & {\text{Integrate both sides}} \cr & xy = C \cr & {\text{Solve for }}y \cr & y = \frac{C}{x}{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the initial condition }}y\left( 2 \right) = 2 \cr & 2 = \frac{C}{2} \cr & C = 4 \cr & {\text{Substituting }}C{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & y = \frac{4}{x} \cr} $$
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