Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 9: First-Order Differential Equations - Section 9.2 - First-Order Linear Equations - Exercises 9.2 - Page 537: 24

Answer

$(a)$ is incorrect and $(b)$ is correct

Work Step by Step

Consider $(\dfrac{1}{\cos x}) \int \cos x dx=(\dfrac{1}{\cos x}) [\sin x+C]$ This gives $(\dfrac{1}{\cos x}) \int (\cos x) dx=[\dfrac{\sin x}{\cos x}]+\dfrac{C}{\cos x}$ $\implies (\dfrac{1}{\cos x}) \int (\cos x) dx=\tan x+\dfrac{C}{\cos x}$ Therefore, we conclude that the solution $(a)$ is incorrect because the arbitrary constant depends on the values of $C$ . whereas the solution $(b)$ is correct because it is same as the solution.
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