Q.Verify that the given function (explicit or implicit) is a solution of the corresponding differential equation: :
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →The differential equation is solved by any function of the form , because the derivative makes the left-hand side , confirming the family of straight lines through the origin satisfies the equation.
We are asked to verify that (where is an arbitrary constant) is a solution of the differential equation , with .
This is a verification problem, not a solving problem. The given function is already proposed as a solution; we just need to check that it satisfies the differential equation. The equation is a first-order ordinary differential equation. It is also a homogeneous differential equation (in the sense that it can be written as , which is a function of alone), but here we are simply substituting.
The core idea: a solution to a differential equation is any function that, when plugged in along with its derivatives, makes the equation true for all in the domain. So we take the candidate , compute its derivative , substitute both into , and see if the equality holds identically.
Let’s go step by step.
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Write down the candidate function.
We have , where is a constant (real number). This represents a family of straight lines through the origin, each with slope .
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Differentiate with respect to .
Since is constant,
The derivative is simply the constant .
- Substitute into the left-hand side of the differential equation. The left-hand side is . Replace with :
- Compare with the right-hand side. The right-hand side is , which is (from the candidate). So we have:
- Check the domain condition. …
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