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: 22

Answer

$$y = 2{e^{ - {x^2} + x}}{\text{ }}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y' + \left( {2x - 1} \right)y = 0,{\text{ }}y\left( 1 \right) = 2 \cr & {\text{Write }}y'{\text{ as }}\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} + \left( {2x - 1} \right)y = 0 \cr & {\text{Separating the variables}} \cr & \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = - \left( {2x - 1} \right)y \cr & \frac{{dy}}{y} = - \left( {2x - 1} \right)dx \cr & {\text{Integrate both sides}} \cr & \int {\frac{1}{y}} dy = - \int {\left( {2x - 1} \right)} dx \cr & \ln \left| y \right| = - \left( {{x^2} - x} \right) + {C_1} \cr & \ln \left| y \right| = - {x^2} + x + {C_1} \cr & {\text{Solve for }}y \cr & {e^{\ln \left| y \right|}} = {e^{ - {x^2} + x}}{e^{{C_1}}} \cr & y = C{e^{ - {x^2} + x}}{\text{ }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & {\text{Use the initial condition }}y\left( 1 \right) = 2 \cr & 2 = C{e^{ - {{\left( 1 \right)}^2} + \left( 1 \right)}} \cr & C = 2 \cr & {\text{Substituting }}C{\text{ into }}\left( {\bf{1}} \right) \cr & y = 2{e^{ - {x^2} + x}}{\text{ }} \cr} $$
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