Solve : \(1 + \frac{dy}{dx} = \operatorname{cosec}(x + y)\) ; put \(x + y = u\).
Q.13 Solve : \(1 + \frac{dy}{dx} = \operatorname{cosec}(x + y)\) ; put \(x + y = u\).
Q.13 Solve : \(1 + \frac{dy}{dx} = \operatorname{cosec}(x + y)\) ; put \(x + y = u\).
Best answer
Answer: \(x + \cos(x + y) = c\)
Put \(x + y = u\). Then \(1 + \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{du}{dx}\), so the equation becomes \(\frac{du}{dx} = \operatorname{cosec} u\), i.e. \(\sin u\,du = dx\).
Integrating: \(\int \sin u\,du = \int dx \Rightarrow -\cos u = x + c_1\).
Resubstituting \(u = x + y\): \(x + \cos(x + y) = c\), where \(c = -c_1\). This is the general solution.
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