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| | Suppose you are given an equation of the form: | | Suppose you are given an equation of the form: |
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| − | :<math>M(t,y) + N(t,y)y' = 0\,</math> or <math>M(t,y) dt + N(t,y) dy = 0\,</math> | + | :<math>M(t,y) + N(t,y)y' = 0\,</math> or <math>M(t,y) dt + N(t,y) dy = 0\,</math> (1) |
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| | Before we begin solving it, we must first check that the equation is exact. This means that: | | Before we begin solving it, we must first check that the equation is exact. This means that: |
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| | <math>\frac{\partial M}{\partial y} = \frac{\partial N}{\partial t}</math> | | <math>\frac{\partial M}{\partial y} = \frac{\partial N}{\partial t}</math> |
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| − | To find the solution of this equation, we assume that the solution is φ = constant. We can re-write a different form of this equation by substituting <math>\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t} = M</math> and <math>\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial y} = N</math>. This yields <math>(\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t}) dt + (\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial y}) dy = 0</math>. | + | To find the solution of this equation, we assume that the solution is φ = constant. We assume that <math>\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t} = M</math> and <math>\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial y} = N</math>. (If we substitute M and N back into (1), it yields <math>(\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t}) dt + (\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial y}) dy = 0</math>, which makes sense.) |
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| − | To find φ, we integrate M with respect to t and N with respect to y. This will give us two different equations. To find φ , we | + | To find <math>y/,</math>, manipulate the substitutions of M and N to get <math>M \partial t = \partial \phi</math> and <math>N \partial y = \partial \phi</math>. Integrate both sides. To get the main function φ write the sum of each term found in each equation. For terms that appear in both equations, only write them once. |
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| − | Go through the example to find φ by integrating, then check that
| + | To solve the expression for <math>y/,</math>, use the quadratic formula. |
| − | :<math>\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t} = M</math>
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| − | :<math>\frac{\partial \phi}{\partial y} = N</math>
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| − | and that any function φ = some constant, when turned into the corresponding dy/dt, satisfies the original equation. Be sure to emphasize that one must check first that
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| − | :<math>\frac{\partial M}{\partial y} = \frac{\partial N}{\partial t}</math>
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| − | To find <math>y</math>, first set <math>M = \frac{\partial \phi}{\partial t}</math> and <math>N = \frac{\partial \phi}{\partial y}</math>. Then manipulate to get <math>M \partial t = \partial \phi</math> and <math>N \partial y = \partial \phi</math>. Integrate both sides, compare the results for <math>\phi</math>, and combine the terms into one equation (for terms that show up in both expressions, only write once in the combined expression.) To solve the expression for <math>y</math>, plug into the quadratic formula.
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| | [[Category:Calculus]] | | [[Category:Calculus]] |
| | [[Category:Differential Equations]] | | [[Category:Differential Equations]] |