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Exercise 6.3 · Q49

Q.Reduce to variable separable form and solve: dydx=cos⁡(x+y)\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\cos(x+y)

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Put u=x+yu=x+y, so dudx=1+dydx\dfrac{du}{dx}=1+\dfrac{dy}{dx}, i.e. dydx=dudx−1\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{du}{dx}-1. The given equation is dydx=cos⁡(x+y)\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\cos(x+y), which becomes dudx−1=cos⁡u\dfrac{du}{dx}-1=\cos u, i.e. dudx=1+cos⁡u=2cos⁡2 ⁣(u2)\dfrac{du}{dx}=1+\cos u=2\cos^2\!\left(\dfrac{u}{2}\right). Separating: 12sec⁡2 ⁣(u2)du=dx\dfrac{1}{2}\sec^2\!\left(\dfrac{u}{2}\right)du=dx. Integrat …

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