Q.Solve the differential equation yex/ydx=(xex/y+y2)dy (y=0).
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Homogeneous Differential Equations
The idea: only the ratio y/x matters
A function f(x,y) is homogeneous of degree n if scaling both variables by t scales the function by tn: f(tx,ty)=tnf(x,y). For example f(x,y)=x2+y2 gives f(tx,ty)=t2(x2+y2) — degree 2.
A first-order equation
dxdy=f(x,y)
is called homogeneous when f is homogeneous of degree 0, i.e. f(tx,ty)=f(x,y). Scaling then changes nothing, which means the slope depends only on the ratio y/x, never on the absolute sizes. So a homogeneous equation can always be recast as
dxdy=F(xy).
Quick test in the form M(x,y)dx+N(x,y)dy=0: if every term of M and N has the same total degree (sum of the powers of x and y), the equation is homogeneous. E.g. in (x2+y2)dx−2xydy=0 both M and N are degree 2.
Why we care: it becomes separable
Recognising homogeneity buys you a guaranteed method. Substitute
y=vx⇒dxdy=v+xdxdv.
Putting this into dxdy=F(v) gives
v+xdxdv=F(v)⇒xdxdv=F(v)−v,
which separates:
F(v)−vdv=xdx.
Integrate both sides, then replace v by y/x to return to the original variables. …
The exponent x/y signals the substitution v=yx, i.e. x=vy, so dx=vdy+ydv and ex/y=ev.
Put these into yex/ydx=(xex/y+y2)dy:
yev(vdy+ydv)=(vyev+y2)dy.
Expand: vyevdy+y2evdv=vyevdy+y2dy. The vyevdy terms cancel, leaving …
The substitution v=x/y turns the equation into evdv=dy; integrating gives ex/y=y+C.
Reading the equation
yex/ydx=(xex/y+y2)dy,y=0.
The awkward part is ex/y, whose exponent is the ratio x/y. That is the cue to make the ratio a new variable: let v=yx, so x=vy.
Substitute x=vy
Then dx=vdy+ydv and ex/y=ev. The equation becomes
yev(vdy+ydv)=(vyev+y2)dy.
Simplify
Expand the left side:
vyevdy+y2evdv=vyevdy+y2dy.
The term vyevdy appears on both sides and cancels:
y2evdv=y2dy.
Since y=0, divide by y2:
evdv=dy.
The variables are now separated.
Integrate …
Method: Substitution suggested by an ex/y term
When a stubborn expression like ex/y appears, make its exponent the new variable — here v=yx, i.e. x=vy.
Steps
Step 1: Set v=yx so x=vy.
Then dx=vdy+ydv and ex/y=ev.
Step 2: Substitute everywhere.
Replace x, dx and ex/y in the equation.
Step 3: Cancel and separate. …
Common Mistakes
Mistake 1: Not letting the ex/y exponent guide the substitution.
Why it's wrong: the ratio x/y inside the exponential signals v=yx, i.e. x=vy; a generic y=vx leaves e1/v and does not simplify. Correct approach: substitute x=vy so ex/y=ev.
Mistake 2: Differentiating x=vy incorrectly.
Why it's wrong: dx=vdy+ydv by the product rule; dropping ydv loses the equation. Correct approach: expand dx as a product differential. …
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- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-13-FN1 markMCQQ.At a point P(x,y) on a curve x=f(y), the x-intercept of the tangent is always equal to the y-coordinate of the point of contact, then f(y)= (A) ecy2 (B) ylog(yc) (C) cy2 (D) sin(c+y)
›Reveal solutionSolution
Translating the given tangent-intercept condition into a differential equation in x=f(y) and solving the resulting linear ODE gives f(y)=ylog(c/y).
Concept and Intuition
A geometric condition on the tangent line ("the x-intercept equals ...") always converts into an ODE by writing the general tangent line at (x0,y0) and reading off where it crosses the axis in question, then equating to the stated condition.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Curve: x=f(y), so dydx=f′(y), hence slope dxdy=f′(y)1.
- Tangent at (x0,y0): Y−y0=f′(y0)1(X−x0).
- x-intercept (Y=0): X=x0−y0f′(y0).
- Given condition: this x-intercept equals the y-coordinate of the point of contact, i.e. X=y0: x0−y0f′(y0)=y0 ⇒ f′(y0)=y0x0−y0=y0x0−1.
- Writing as an ODE in x(y): dydx−yx=−1, linear with P(y)=−y1, Q(y)=−1.
- Integrating factor =e∫−1/ydy=e−lny=y1. …
- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-14-FN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation dxdy=2x2+3xy2xy−3y2 is (A) 3logxy=yx+c (B) log∣xy∣=2xy+c (C) 3log∣xy∣=y2x+c (D) logxy=xy+c
›Reveal solutionSolution
The DE is homogeneous of degree 0; substituting y=vx and separating variables leads, after converting back to x,y, to 3log∣xy∣=y2x+c.
Concept and Intuition
A first-order DE dxdy=Q(x,y)P(x,y) is homogeneous when P and Q are both homogeneous of the same degree — here both numerator (2xy−3y2) and denominator (2x2+3xy) are degree 2. The standard technique is the substitution y=vx, which converts the equation into one in v and x alone that separates.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Given: dxdy=2x2+3xy2xy−3y2. Both numerator and denominator are homogeneous of degree 2, so substitute y=vx, dxdy=v+xdxdv.
- Divide numerator and denominator by x2:
2x2+3xy2xy−3y2=2+3v2v−3v2
- So v+xdxdv=2+3v2v−3v2.
- Isolate the derivative term:
xdxdv=2+3v2v−3v2−v=2+3v2v−3v2−v(2+3v)=2+3v2v−3v2−2v−3v2=2+3v−6v2
- Separate variables:
v22+3vdv=x−6dx⟹(v22+v3)dv=−x6dx
- Integrate both sides:
−v2+3log∣v∣=−6log∣x∣+C
- Rearranging: −v2+3log∣v∣+6log∣x∣=C. Since 6log∣x∣=3log(x2), combine logs: …
- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-14-FN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation (x+y−1)dy=(x−y+1)dx is (A) x2−2xy−y2+2x+2y+c=0 (B) x2+2xy−y2+2x+2y+c=0 (C) x2+2xy+y2+2x+2y+c=0 (D) x2−2xy−y2+2x−2y+c=0
›Reveal solutionSolution
Shifting the origin to remove the constant terms turns this into a homogeneous DE in X,Y; solving it and substituting back gives x2−2xy−y2+2x+2y+c=0.
Concept and Intuition
A DE of the form dxdy=a2x+b2y+c2a1x+b1y+c1 (with a1b2=a2b1) is reduced to a homogeneous equation by shifting the origin to the intersection point of the two lines a1x+b1y+c1=0 and a2x+b2y+c2=0. This removes the constant terms, and the resulting equation in the shifted variables is exactly homogeneous and solvable by Y=vX.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Given (x+y−1)dy=(x−y+1)dx, i.e. dxdy=x+y−1x−y+1.
- Shift x=X+h, y=Y+k to kill the constants. We need:
h−k+1=0,h+k−1=0
Adding: 2h=0⇒h=0; then k=1.
3. With x=X, y=Y+1: numerator x−y+1=X−Y, denominator x+y−1=X+Y. So:
dXdY=X+YX−Y
This is homogeneous of degree 0.
4. Let Y=vX, dXdY=v+XdXdv:
v+XdXdv=1+v1−v
- Isolate: XdXdv=1+v1−v−v=1+v1−v−v−v2=1+v1−2v−v2.
- Separate: 1−2v−v21+vdv=XdX. Let w=1−2v−v2, dw=−2(1+v)dv, so (1+v)dv=−21dw:
−21∫wdw=∫XdX⟹−21log∣w∣=log∣X∣+C1
- So log∣w∣=−2log∣X∣+C2⇒wX2=C3, i.e. (1−2v−v2)X2=C3. …
- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-13-AN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation x(dxdy)2+2xydxdy+y=0 is (A) x+y=c (B) x+y=c (C) x2+y2=c2 (D) x−y=c
›Reveal solutionSolution
The equation is a perfect-square quadratic in dy/dx (discriminant zero), which reduces it to a simple separable equation whose solution is x+y=c.
Concept and Intuition
When a differential equation is quadratic in p=dy/dx, check the discriminant. If it is a perfect square (or zero), the quadratic factors nicely, collapsing the equation to a single, much simpler first-order relation that can be solved by separation of variables.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Given: x(dxdy)2+2xydxdy+y=0. Let p=dy/dx: xp2+2xyp+y=0.
- Treat as a quadratic in p: discriminant =(2xy)2−4(x)(y)=4xy−4xy=0.
- Since the discriminant is zero, p=2x−2xy=−xxy=−xy (using xy/x=y/x).
- So dxdy=−xy, which separates as ydy=−xdx.
- Integrate both sides: 2y=−2x+C1⇒x+y=2C1. …
- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-18-FN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation y(2x+y)dx=x(x+y)dy is (A) log(ycx2)+xy=0 (B) log(cx2y)+xy=0 (C) log(cx2y2)+xy=0 (D) log(cx2y)+xy=0
›Reveal solutionSolution
A homogeneous ODE solved by the substitution y=vx; simplifying and integrating gives log(cx2y)+xy=0.
Concept and Intuition
y(2x+y)dx=x(x+y)dy is homogeneous of degree 2 on both sides, so the standard substitution y=vx (with dy=vdx+xdv) reduces it to a separable equation in v and x.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Put y=vx, dy=vdx+xdv.
- LHS: y(2x+y)=vx(2x+vx)=vx2(2+v).
- RHS: x(x+y)dy=x⋅x(1+v)(vdx+xdv)=x2(1+v)(vdx+xdv).
- Equation becomes vx2(2+v)dx=x2(1+v)(vdx+xdv). Divide by x2: v(2+v)dx=v(1+v)dx+x(1+v)dv.
- Subtract v(1+v)dx from both sides: v[(2+v)−(1+v)]dx=x(1+v)dv⇒vdx=x(1+v)dv.
- Separate: xdx=v1+vdv=(v1+1)dv.
- Integrate: logx=logv+v+C⇒logvx−v=C.
- Substitute back v=y/x, so x/v=x2/y: logyx2−xy=C. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-21-FN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation (xsinxy)dy=(ysinxy−x)dx is (A) logx+tanxy=c (B) logx+cosxy=c (C) logx−sinxy=c (D) logx−cosxy=c
›Reveal solutionSolution
This is a homogeneous first-order ODE solved via y=vx; the answer is (D).
Concept and Intuition
When every term in the ODE is a function of y/x times some power of x or y (a homogeneous equation), the substitution y=vx (so v=y/x) reduces it to a separable equation in v and x.
Step-by-Step Solution
- The given equation is (xsinxy)dy=(ysinxy−x)dx, so
dxdy=xsin(y/x)ysin(y/x)−x.
- Substitute y=vx, dxdy=v+xdxdv. The right side becomes xsinvvxsinv−x=sinvvsinv−1=v−sinv1.
- So v+xdxdv=v−sinv1, giving xdxdv=−sinv1.
- Separate variables: sinvdv=−xdx. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-21-AN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation dxdy+x−3y+5x+y+1=0 is (A) 3(y−1)2−2(x+2)(y−1)−(x+2)2=c (B) x2−3y2−4xy−2x−10y=c (C) 3(y+1)2+2(x−2)(y+1)−(x−2)2=c (D) x2+3y2+4xy+2x+10y=c
›Reveal solutionSolution
This is a differential equation of the form dxdy=−a′x+b′y+c′ax+by+c with non-parallel linear terms; shifting the origin to the intersection of the two lines reduces it to a homogeneous equation. The answer is (A).
Concept and Intuition
When a differential equation has the form dxdy=−x−3y+5x+y+1, the numerator and denominator are linear in x,y but not proportional, so it isn't directly homogeneous. The standard trick is to translate the axes to the point where the two lines x+y+1=0 and x−3y+5=0 intersect — in the new coordinates the equation becomes exactly homogeneous of degree one, which we can solve with the substitution Y=vX.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find the intersection point. Solve x+y=−1 and x−3y=−5 simultaneously. Subtracting: 4y=4⇒y=1, then x=−2. So the lines meet at (−2,1).
- Shift coordinates: let X=x+2, Y=y−1 (so dX=dx, dY=dy). The equation becomes dXdY=−X−3YX+Y, which is homogeneous (every term is degree 1 in X,Y).
- Substitute Y=vX, so dXdY=v+XdXdv. Then
v+XdXdv=−1−3v1+v ⇒ XdXdv=1−3v3v2−2v−1.
- Separate variables:
3v2−2v−11−3vdv=XdX.
Factor the denominator: 3v2−2v−1=(3v+1)(v−1). Partial fractions give
(3v+1)(v−1)1−3v=3v+1−3/2+v−1−1/2.
- Integrate both sides:
−21log∣3v+1∣−21log∣v−1∣=logX+C1
⇒ −2logX=log∣3v+1∣+log∣v−1∣+C2 ⇒ X−2=K(3v+1)(v−1). …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-22-AN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation dxdy=x−yx+y is (A) y−x=cx2 (B) Tan−1(xy)=log(cxx2+y2) (C) x+y=cx2 (D) Tan−1(xy)=log(cx2+y2)
›Reveal solutionSolution
The equation is homogeneous of degree 0; the substitution y=vx separates variables and integrates to the polar-flavoured solution Tan−1(y/x)=log(cx2+y2).
Concept and Intuition
dxdy=x−yx+y is homogeneous (both numerator and denominator scale the same way under x→λx,y→λy), so y=vx turns it into a separable equation in v and x. The appearance of both Tan−1(y/x) and log(x2+y2) afterwards is typical whenever the separated integral produces both an arctangent and a logarithm term.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Let y=vx, so dxdy=v+xdxdv. Then v+xdxdv=1−v1+v.
- xdxdv=1−v1+v−v=1−v1+v−v(1−v)=1−v1+v2.
- Separate: 1+v21−vdv=xdx, i.e. (1+v21−1+v2v)dv=xdx.
- Integrate: Tan−1v−21log(1+v2)=logx+C.
- So Tan−1v=logx+21log(1+v2)+C=log(x1+v2)+C. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-22-FN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation dxdy=x2−y22x2−xy−y2 is (A) logx2y2−2x2+2logy+2xy−2x+22log∣x∣=c (B) 2logx2y2−2x2+logy+2xy−2x+22log∣x∣=c (C) 2logx2y2+2x2+logy−2xy+2x+22log∣x∣=c (D) logx22x2−y2+2logy−2xy+2x+log∣x∣=c
›Reveal solutionSolution
A homogeneous ODE solved by y=vx substitution; after partial fractions, the solution is option (B).
Concept and Intuition
The right side x2−y22x2−xy−y2 is a ratio of degree-2 homogeneous polynomials in x,y, so dividing top and bottom by x2 turns everything into a function of v=y/x alone — the standard homogeneous-equation substitution y=vx.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Let y=vx, so dxdy=v+xdxdv. Dividing numerator and denominator of the RHS by x2:
v+xdxdv=1−v22−v−v2.
- Isolate xdv/dx:
xdxdv=1−v22−v−v2−v(1−v2)=1−v2v3−v2−2v+2.
- Factor the cubic: v3−v2−2v+2=(v−1)(v2−2), and 1−v2=−(v−1)(v+1). The (v−1) cancels:
xdxdv=−(v−1)(v+1)(v−1)(v2−2)=v+12−v2.
- Separate variables: 2−v2v+1dv=xdx.
- Partial fractions on 2−v2=(2−v)(2+v): writing (2−v)(2+v)v+1=2−vA+2+vB gives A=42+2, B=42−2.
- Integrating and simplifying logs (combining log∣2−v∣±log∣2+v∣ into log∣2−v2∣ and log2+v2−v terms) and multiplying through, one obtains: 2log∣2−v2∣+log2+v2−v+22log∣x∣=C. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-23-FN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation dxdy=2xy+x−4y−22xy−4x+y−2 is (A) 5(y−x)+2log(x−2y−2)=c (B) 2(y−x)−5log(x−2y−2)=c (C) 2(y−x)+5log(x−2y−2)=c (D) 5(y−x)−2log(x−2y−2)=c
›Reveal solutionSolution
This tests solving a separable ODE after factoring both the numerator and denominator by grouping. Answer: (C).
Concept and Intuition
A rational-function differential equation like this often hides a separable form once you notice both numerator and denominator can be grouped into two linear-in-x and linear-in-y factors. Spotting the factoring is the whole trick.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Group the numerator: 2xy−4x+y−2=2x(y−2)+1⋅(y−2)=(y−2)(2x+1).
- Group the denominator: 2xy+x−4y−2=x(2y+1)−2(2y+1)=(2y+1)(x−2).
- So dxdy=(x−2)(2y+1)(y−2)(2x+1), which is separable:
y−22y+1dy=x−22x+1dx.
- Rewrite each side to make integration easy:
y−22y+1=y−22(y−2)+5=2+y−25,x−22x+1=2+x−25.
- Integrate both sides: 2y+5log∣y−2∣=2x+5log∣x−2∣+C. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-23-AN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation (x−(x+y)log(x+y))dx+xdy=0 is (A) ylog(x+y)=cx (B) xlog(x+y)=cy (C) log(x+y)=cy (D) log(x+y)=cx
›Reveal solutionSolution
This tests recognizing that regrouping terms via v=x+y converts an awkward mixed equation into a separable one. The general solution is log(x+y)=cx, option (D).
Concept and Intuition
The given equation mixes x, y, and log(x+y) in a way that isn't obviously separable or linear at first glance. The key insight is spotting that dx+dy (which appears once you regroup) is exactly d(x+y) — so substituting v=x+y collapses the two-variable equation into one purely in v and x, which then separates cleanly.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Expand the given equation: xdx−(x+y)log(x+y)dx+xdy=0.
- Regroup: x(dx+dy)=(x+y)log(x+y)dx.
- Let v=x+y, so dv=dx+dy. The equation becomes xdv=vlogvdx.
- Separate variables: vlogvdv=xdx.
- For the left side, let w=logv, dw=vdv, so vlogvdv=wdw, integrating to log∣w∣=log∣logv∣.
- Integrate both sides: log∣logv∣=log∣x∣+C1⇒logv=kx for some constant k (absorbing eC1 and sign). …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-24-FN1 markMCQQ.The general solution of the differential equation dxdy=2y−x+32x+y−3 is (A) x2−xy−y2+3x+3y+c=0 (B) x2−xy−y2−3x−3y+c=0 (C) x2+xy−y2−3x−3y+c=0 (D) x2+xy+y2+3x−3y+c=0
›Reveal solutionSolution
The ODE rearranges into an exact differential equation; solving it directly by the exact-equation method gives x2+xy−y2−3x−3y+c=0.
Concept and Intuition
dxdy=2y−x+32x+y−3 is linear in x and y in both numerator and denominator, which is a strong hint to try the exact differential equation test: cross-multiply into Mdx+Ndy=0 form and check if ∂M/∂y=∂N/∂x.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Cross-multiplying: (2y−x+3)dy=(2x+y−3)dx⇒(2x+y−3)dx−(2y−x+3)dy=0.
- Rewrite with a plus sign: (2x+y−3)dx+(x−2y−3)dy=0, so M=2x+y−3 and N=x−2y−3.
- Check exactness: ∂y∂M=1 and ∂x∂N=1 — equal, so the equation is exact.
- Find F(x,y) with Fx=M: integrate w.r.t. x (treating y as constant):
F=∫(2x+y−3)dx=x2+xy−3x+g(y).
- Differentiate w.r.t. y and match to N: Fy=x+g′(y)=x−2y−3⇒g′(y)=−2y−3.
- Integrate: g(y)=−y2−3y (constant absorbed later).
- So F(x,y)=x2+xy−3x−y2−3y, and the general solution is F=c:
x2+xy−y2−3x−3y=c⟺x2+xy−y2−3x−3y+c=0.
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