How to find x \frac{dy}{dx}=y+\frac{4}{x}? It's given that x>1, y=1\ text{when}\

Pam Stokes

Pam Stokes

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2022-01-20

How to find xdydx=y+4x?
It's given that x>1,y=1 when x=1.

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macalpinee3

macalpinee3

Beginner2022-01-20Added 29 answers

You want to solve xy=y+4x, which is equivalent to
xyy=4x
xyyx2=4x3
Can you notice derivative of some familiar expression there? Are you able to continue from there?
godsrvnt0706

godsrvnt0706

Beginner2022-01-21Added 31 answers

Integrating factors I can explain. You may be familiar with the product rule for derivatives.
d(uv)=udv+udu
The idea behind an integrating factor is to get one side of the equation to look like (uy)=uy+uy, at which point you'll be able to integrate both sides. First, let's get all y's on one side.
xyy=4x
yyx=4x2
Now we have
uu=1x
lnu=lnx=ln1x
u=1x
If you multiply both sides by 1x, you'll get what Martin has in his answer. You can verify that the left side is equal to (yx).
RizerMix

RizerMix

Expert2022-01-27Added 656 answers

As an alternative to the other answer, it is always worthwile to try and solve the homogenous problem xz=zx first which has z=x as a solution and then doing variation of parameters on y:=v(x)z(x), which gives:x(vx+v)=vx+4xwhich should simplify nicely. Note that this takes advantage of the fact that your equation consists of a homogeneous part, xyy. That's why variation of parameters will always work.

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