Solving homogeneous differential equation
Solving homogeneous differential equation
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Example 12 Show that the differential equation 2š¦š^(š„/š¦) šš„+(š¦ā2š„š^(š„/š¦) )šš¦=0 is homogeneous and find its particular solution , given that, š„=0 when š¦=1 2š¦š^(š„/š¦) šš„+(š¦ā2š„š^(š„/š¦) )šš¦ = 0 Step 1: Finding šš„/šš¦ 2š¦š^(š„/š¦) šš„+(š¦ā2š„š^(š„/š¦) )šš¦=0 2š¦š^(š„/š¦) šš„=ā(š¦ā2š„š^(š„/š¦) )šš¦ 2š¦š^(š„/š¦) šš„=(2š„š^(š„/š¦)āš¦)šš¦ Since the equation is in the form š„/š¦ , we will take šš„/šš¦ Instead of šš¦/šš„ š š/š š=((ššš^(š/š) ā š))/(ššš^(š/š) ) Step 2: Put F(š„ , š¦)=šš„/šš¦ and find F(šš„ ,šš¦) F(š„ , š¦)= (2š„š^(š„/š¦) ā š¦)/(2š¦š^(š„/š¦) ) Finding F(šš ,šš) F(šš„ ,šš¦)=(2 (šš„) ć šć^(šš„/šš¦ āšš¦))/(2šš¦ ć šć^(šš„/šš¦ ) )=š(2š„š^(š„/š¦) ā š¦)/(š . 2š¦ š^(š„/š¦) ) =(2š„š^(š„/š¦) ā š¦)/(2š¦ š^(š„/š¦) ) = F (š , š) So, F(šš„ ,šš¦)= F(š„ , š¦) = šĀ° F(š„ , š¦) Thus , F(š„ ,š¦) is a homogeneous function of degree zero Therefore given differential equation is homogeneous differential equation Step 3: Solving šš„/šš¦ by Putting š„=š£š¦ šš„/šš¦=(2š„ š^(š„/š¦) ā š¦)/(2š¦ š^(š„/š¦) ) Put š=šš Diff. w.r.t. š¦ šš„/šš¦=š/šš¦ (š£š¦) šš„/šš¦=š¦ . šš£/šš¦+š£ šš¦/šš¦ š š/š š=š . š š/š š+š Putting values of šš„/šš¦ and x in (1) šš„/šš¦=(2š„š^(š„/š¦) ā š¦)/(2š¦ š^(š„" " /š¦) ) š+š š š/š š=(šš š^š ā š)/(šć šć^š ) š¦ šš£/šš¦=(2š£ š^š£ ā 1)/(2ć šć^š£ )āš£ (š¦ šš£)/šš¦=(2š£š^š£ ā 1 ā 2š£š^š£)/(2ć šć^š£ ) š¦ šš£/šš¦=(ā1)/(2ć šć^š£ ) šć šć^š š š=(āš š)/( š) Integrating Both Sides ā«1āć2ć šć^š£ šš£ć=ā«1ā(āšš¦)/( š¦) šć šć^š=āš„šØš ā”|š|+š Putting back š£=š„/š¦ 2š^(š„/š¦)=āššš|š¦|+š 2š^(š„/š¦)+ššš|š¦|=š Given that at š=š , š=š Putting š„=0 and š¦=1 in (2) 2š^(0/1)āššš|1|=š 2 Ć1+0=š š=š Put Value of š in (2) i.e., 2š^(š„/š¦)+ššš|š¦|=š¶ šš^(š/š)+ššš|š|=š" " is the particular solution of given differential equation