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Chapter: Differential Equation and Applications· Mathematics & Statistics (Commerce) Part 1

Solve the differential equation : \(y - x\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 0\)Solution : Given equation is \(y - x\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 0\)Separating the variables we get\(\dfrac{dx}{\square} = \dfrac{dy}{\square}\)Integrating we get,\(\displaystyle\int \frac{dx}{\square}…

Q.3 (C)(ii) Solve the differential equation : \(y - x\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 0\)

Solution : Given equation is \(y - x\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 0\)

Separating the variables we get

\(\dfrac{dx}{\square} = \dfrac{dy}{\square}\)

Integrating we get,

\(\displaystyle\int \frac{dx}{\square} = \int \frac{dy}{\square} + c\)

\(\therefore \log x = \square + c\)

\(\therefore \log x - \log y = \log c_1\), where \(c = \log c_1\)

\(\therefore \log\left(\dfrac{x}{y}\right) = \log c_1\)

\(\therefore \dfrac{x}{\square} = c_1\)

Hence the required solution is \(x = c_1y\).

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Answer: the boxes are \(x\), \(y\); \(x\), \(y\); \(\log y\); \(y\).

\(y - x\dfrac{dy}{dx} = 0 \Rightarrow x\,dy = y\,dx \Rightarrow \dfrac{dx}{x} = \dfrac{dy}{y}\).

Integrating: \(\displaystyle\int \frac{dx}{x} = \int \frac{dy}{y} + c\), so \(\log x = \log y + c\).

With \(c = \log c_1\): \(\log x - \log y = \log c_1\), i.e. \(\log\left(\dfrac{x}{y}\right) = \log c_1\), so \(\dfrac{x}{y} = c_1\).

Hence the general solution is \(x = c_1y\).

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