How do you solve y'+3y=0 given y(0)=4?

Liam Potter

Liam Potter

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2022-09-22

How do you solve y + 3 y = 0 given y(0)=4?

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edytorialkp

edytorialkp

Beginner2022-09-23Added 10 answers

We have y + 3 y = 0 , or:

d y d x + 3 y = 0

This is a first order linear ordinary differential equation and so we can derive an Integrating Factor using:

= e 3 d x
      = e 3 x

So multiplying the DE by the IF gives:

e 3 x d y d x + 3 y e 3 x = 0

Thanks to the product rule this can now be written as the derivative of a single product:

d d x ( y e 3 x ) = 0

Which can now easily be solved to give;

y e 3 x = A
y = A e - 3 x

We know that y ( 0 ) = 4 A e 0 = 4 A = 4

Hence, the solution is:
y = 4 e - 3 x

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