First Order ODE/(x + y + 4) over (x + y - 6)
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Theorem
The first order ODE:
- $(1): \quad \dfrac {\d y} {\d x} = \dfrac {x + y + 4} {x + y - 6}$
has the general solution:
- $y - x = 5 \, \map \ln {x + y - 1} + C$
Proof
We note that $(1)$ is in the form:
- $\dfrac {\d y} {\d x} = \map F {\dfrac {a x + b y + c} {d x + e y + f} }$
where:
- $a e = b d = 1$
Hence we can use First Order ODE in form $y' = \map F {\dfrac{a x + b y + c} {d x + e y + f} }$ where $a e = b d$.
Let:
- $z = x + y$
to obtain:
- $\dfrac {\d z} {\d x} = b \, \map F {\dfrac {a z + a c} {d z + f} } + a$
where:
- $a = 1$
- $c = 4$
- $d = 1$
- $f = -6$
which gives:
\(\ds \dfrac {\d z} {\d x}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac {z + 4} {z - 6} + 1\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {z + 4 + z - 6} {z - 6}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {2 \paren {z - 1} } {z - 6}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds \int \rd x\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \int \frac {z - 6} {2 \paren {z - 1} } \rd z\) |
Substitute $v = z - 1$ which gives:
- $\dfrac {\d z} {\d v} = 1$
and thence:
- $v = x + y - 1$:
\(\ds \int \rd x\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac 1 2 \int \frac {v - 5} v \rd v\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds x\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac v 2 - \frac 5 2 \ln v + C_1\) | |||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds 2 x\) | \(=\) | \(\ds v - 5 \ln v + C_2\) |
Substituting $x + y - 1$ for $v$:
\(\ds 2 x\) | \(=\) | \(\ds x + y - 1 - 5 \, \map \ln {x + y - 1} + C_2\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds x - y\) | \(=\) | \(\ds -5 \, \map \ln {x + y - 1} + C_3\) | |||||||||||
\(\ds \leadsto \ \ \) | \(\ds y - x\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5 \, \map \ln {x + y - 1} + C\) |
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1972: George F. Simmons: Differential Equations ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2.7$: Homogeneous Equations: Problem $5 \ \text{(a)}$