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Exercise 10.7 · Q1

Q.cos⁡xdydx+ysin⁡x=1\cos x\dfrac{dy}{dx}+y\sin x=1

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Normalise the coefficient of y′y' to 11, identify P,QP,Q, compute the integrating factor, then apply the standard linear-equation solution formula.

Step 1. Normalise. cos⁡x y′+ysin⁡x=1 ⟹ y′+ytan⁡x=sec⁡x\cos x\,y'+y\sin x=1\ \Longrightarrow\ y'+y\tan x=\sec x. So P=tan⁡x, Q=sec⁡xP=\tan x,\ Q=\sec x.

Step 2. Integrating factor. ∫P dx=∫tan⁡x dx=ln⁡∣sec⁡x∣\int P\,dx=\int\tan x\,dx=\ln|\sec x|, so I.F.=eln⁡∣sec⁡x∣=sec⁡xI.F.=e^{\ln|\sec x|}=\sec x.

Step 3. Apply the solution formula. ysec⁡x=∫sec⁡x⋅sec⁡x dx+C=∫sec⁡2x dx+C=tan⁡x+Cy\sec x=\int\sec x\cdot\sec x\,dx+C=\int\sec^2x\,dx+C=\tan x+C.

Step 4. Solve for yy. y=sin⁡x+Ccos⁡xy=\sin x+C\cos x (multiplying through by cos⁡x\cos x).

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y=sin⁡x+Ccos⁡xy=\sin x+C\cos x

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