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Q.Show that F(x,y)=x2+5xy−10y23x+7yF(x, y)=\dfrac{x^2+5xy-10y^2}{3x+7y} is a homogeneous function of degree 1.

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Substitutes x→tx, y→tyx\to tx,\ y\to ty into FF, factors out powers of tt, and shows the result is t1F(x,y)t^1F(x,y), the definition of degree-1 homogeneity.

  1. A function F(x,y)F(x,y) is homogeneous of degree nn if F(tx,ty)=tnF(x,y)F(tx,ty)=t^nF(x,y) for all t>0t>0.
  2. Given F(x,y)=x2+5xy−10y23x+7yF(x,y)=\dfrac{x^2+5xy-10y^2}{3x+7y}. Replace xx by txtx and yy by tyty: F(tx,ty)=(tx)2+5(tx)(ty)−10(ty)23(tx)+7(ty)F(tx,ty)=\dfrac{(tx)^2+5(tx)(ty)-10(ty)^2}{3(tx)+7(ty)}.
  3. Simplify the numerator: (tx)2+5(tx)(ty)−10(ty)2=t2x2+5t2xy−10t2y2=t2(x2+5xy−10y2)(tx)^2+5(tx)(ty)-10(ty)^2=t^2x^2+5t^2xy-10t^2y^2=t^2(x^2+5xy-10y^2).
  4. Simplify the denominator: 3(tx)+7(ty)=t(3x+7y)3(tx)+7(ty)=t(3x+7y). …

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