University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Section 16.2 - First-Order Linear Equations - Exercises - Page 16-13: 6

Answer

$y=\dfrac{2x^{3/2}}{3(1+x)}+\dfrac{c}{1+x}$

Work Step by Step

Here, we have $(1+x) \dfrac{dy}{dx}+y=\sqrt x$ ...(1) or, $\dfrac{dy}{dx}+\dfrac{y}{1+x}=\dfrac{\sqrt x}{1+x}$ The integrating factor is: $v(x)=e^{\int (1/1+x) dx}=1+x$ In order to determine the general solution, multiply equation (1) with the integrating factor and integrate both sides. $(1+x)\dfrac{dy}{dx}+(1+x)\dfrac{y}{1+x}=(1+x)\dfrac{\sqrt x}{1+x}$ and $\int [(1+x)y)' dx=\int \sqrt x dx$ or, $(1+x)y=\dfrac{2}{3}x^{3/2}+c$ Thus, the general solution is as follows: $y=\dfrac{2x^{3/2}}{3(1+x)}+\dfrac{c}{1+x}$
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