For the differential equation $\left( \text{x+y} \right)\text{dy+}\left( \text{x-y} \right)\text{dx=0}$.Find the particular solution for the condition $\text{y=1}$ when $\text{x=1}$.
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Ans: Given differential equation is:
$\left( x+y \right)dy+\left( x-y \right)dx=0$
$\Rightarrow \frac{dy}{dx}=-\frac{x-y}{x+y}$
Checking for homogeneity:
$F\left( x,y \right)=-\frac{x-y}{x+y}$
$\Rightarrow F\left( \lambda x,\lambda y \right)=-\frac{\lambda x-\lambda y}{\lambda x+\lambda y}$
$\Rightarrow F\left( \lambda x,\lambda y \right)=-\frac{\lambda \left( x-y \right)}{\lambda \left( x+y \right)}$
$\Rightarrow F\left( \lambda x,\lambda y \right)=-\frac{x-y}{x+y}$
$\Rightarrow F\left( x,y \right)=F\left( \lambda x,\lambda y \right)$
Thus it is an homogenous equation.
Let $\text{y=vx}$:
$\frac{d\left( vx \right)}{dx}=-\frac{x-\left( vx \right)}{x+\left( vx \right)}$
$\Rightarrow v\frac{dx}{dx}+x\frac{dv}{dx}=\frac{x\left( v-1 \right)}{x\left( v+1 \right)}$
$\Rightarrow v+x\frac{dv}{dx}=\frac{v-1}{v+1}$
$\Rightarrow x\frac{dv}{dx}=\frac{v-1}{v+1}-v$
$\Rightarrow x\frac{dv}{dx}=\frac{v-1-{{v}^{2}}-v}{v+1}$
$\Rightarrow x\frac{dv}{dx}=-\frac{1+{{v}^{2}}}{v+1}$
Separate the differentials:
$\frac{v+1}{1+{{v}^{2}}}dv=-\frac{dx}{x}$
Integrate both side:
$\int \frac{v+1}{1+{{v}^{2}}}dv=-\int \frac{dx}{x}$
$\Rightarrow \int \frac{v}{1+{{v}^{2}}}dv+\int \frac{1}{1+{{v}^{2}}}dv=-\log x+k$
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\log \left( 1+{{v}^{2}} \right)+{{\tan }^{-1}}v+\log x=k$
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\log \left[ x\left( 1+{{v}^{2}} \right) \right]+{{\tan }^{-1}}v=k$
Back substitute $\text{v=}\frac{\text{y}}{\text{x}}$:
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\log \left[ x\left( 1+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{x}^{2}}} \right) \right]+{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{y}{x}=k$
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\log \left[ \frac{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}}{x} \right]+{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{y}{x}=k$
Now $\text{y=1}$ and $\text{x=1}$:
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\log \left[ \frac{{{1}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}}{1} \right]+{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{1}{1}=k$
$k=\frac{1}{2}\log 2+\frac{\pi }{4}$
The required particular solution:
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}\log \left[ \frac{{{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}}{x} \right]+{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{y}{x}=\frac{1}{2}\log 2+\frac{\pi }{4}$