Differential Equations 3 Question 13

13.

A curve passing through the point (1,1) has the property that the perpendicular distance of the origin from the normal at any point P of the curve is equal to the distance of P from the X-axis. Determine the equation of the curve.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 13. (x2+y2=2x)

Solution:

  1. Equation of normal at point (x,y) is

Yy=dxdy(Xx) …….(i)

Distance of perpendicular from the origin to Eq. (i)

=|y+dxdyx|1+(dxdy)2

Also, distance between P and X-axis is |y|.

|y+dxdyx|1+(dxdy)2=|y|y2+dxdyx2+2xydxdy=y2[1+(dxdy)2](dx2dy)(x2y2)+2xydxdy=0dxdy[dxdy(x2y2)+2xy=0]dxdy=0 or dydx=y2x22xy But dxdy=0

x=c, where c is a constant.

Since, curve passes through (1,1), we get the equation of the curve as x=1.

The equation dydx=y2x22xy is a homogeneous equation.

Put y=vxdydx=v+xdvdx

v+xdvdx=v2x2x22x2v

xdvdx=v212vv=v212v22v=v2+12v

2vv2+1dv=dxx

c1log(v2+1)=log|x|

log|x|(v2+1)=c1|x|(y2x2+1)=ec1

x2+y2=±ec1x or x2+y2=±ecx is passing through (1,1).

1+1=±ec1±ec=2

Hence, required curve is x2+y2=2x.



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