Variable, Reducible Variable, Homogeneous, Non-Homogeneous
Variable, Reducible Variable, Homogeneous, Non-Homogeneous
Variable, Reducible Variable, Homogeneous, Non-Homogeneous
Group Member:
1
h( y )
dy g ( x ) dx c
or y ce , c an arbitrary constant.
x
Example 2. Consider the DE
3
2 x
3 x ln y dx dy 0
y
Separating the variables, we get
1 3
dy dx
ln y y x
Integrating we get the solution as
ln | ln y | 3 ln x k
or c an arbitrary constant.
ln y 3 , c
x
Homogeneous equations
Definition A function f(x, y) is said to be
homogeneous of degree n in x, y if
f (tx , ty ) t f ( x, y ) for all t, x, y
n
Examples f ( x, y ) x 2 xy y
2 2
is homogeneous of degree 2.
y yx
f ( x, y ) sin( )
x x
is homogeneous of degree 0.
A first order DE M ( x, y ) dx N ( x, y ) dy 0
is called homogeneous if M ( x, y ) , N ( x, y )
are homogeneous functions of x and y of the
same degree.
This DE can be written in the form
dy
f ( x, y )
dx
where f ( x, y ) M ( x, y ) / N ( x, y ) is
clearly homogeneous of degree 0.
The substitution y = z x converts the given
equation into “variables separable” form and
hence can be solved. (Note that z is also a (new)
variable,) We illustrate by means of examples.
Example 3. Solve the DE
(3 x y ) dy 2 xy dx 0
2 2
dy 2 xy
That is
dx (3 x y )
2 2
or x y c y , c an arbitrary constant
2 2 3
Non-homogeneous equations
or u z
du (1 3z ) (1 3 z )
Separating the variables, we get
(1 3z ) du
dz
2 2 z 3z 2
u
Integrating we get u (2 2 z 3z ) c
2 2
i.e. 2u 2uv 3v c
2 2
1 3 3 2
or 2( x 1/ 5) 2( x )( y ) 3( y ) c
2
5 5 5
Example 6 Solve the DE
(6 x 4 y 3) dx (3 x 2 y 2) dy 0
dy (6 x 4 y 3)
That is
dx (3 x 2 y 2)
u ln u x c
2
i.e.
3 x 2 y ln (3 x 2 y ) x c
2