JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differential Equations Question Bank Variable Separable type differential equations

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    The solution of the differential equation \[{{(x+y)}^{2}}\frac{dy}{dx}={{a}^{2}}\] is [AMU 2001]

    A)                 \[{{(x+y)}^{2}}=\frac{{{a}^{2}}}{2}x+c\]              

    B)                 \[{{(x+y)}^{2}}={{a}^{2}}x+c\]

    C)                 \[{{(x+y)}^{2}}=2{{a}^{2}}x+c\]             

    D)                 None of these

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                       Put \[x+y=v\] Þ \[1+\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dv}{dx}\] Þ \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dv}{dx}-1\]         \ \[{{v}^{2}}\left( \frac{dv}{dx}-1 \right)={{a}^{2}}\]         Þ  \[\frac{dv}{dx}=\frac{{{a}^{2}}}{{{v}^{2}}}+1=\frac{{{a}^{2}}+{{v}^{2}}}{{{v}^{2}}}\] Þ \[\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}+{{v}^{2}}}dv=dx\]         Þ  \[\left( 1-\frac{{{a}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}+{{v}^{2}}} \right)dv=dx\] Þ \[v-a{{\tan }^{-1}}\frac{v}{a}=x+c\]                 Þ  \[y=a{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{x+y}{a} \right)\]+ c.


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