JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differential Equations Question Bank Formation of differential equations

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    The differential equation for all the straight lines which are at a unit distance from the origin is                [MP PET 1993]

    A)                 \[{{\left( y-x\frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}=1-{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}\]   

    B)                 \[{{\left( y+x\frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}=1+{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}\]

    C)                 \[{{\left( y-x\frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}=1+{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}\] 

    D)                 \[{{\left( y+x\frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}=1-{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       Since the equation of lines whose distance from origin is unit, is given by \[x\cos \alpha +y\sin \alpha =1\]                .....(i)                    Differentiate w.r.t. x, we get \[\cos \alpha +\frac{dy}{dx}\sin \alpha =0\]   .....(ii)                    On eliminating the \['\alpha '\]with the help of (i) and (ii)                    i.e., (i) ?x × (ii)                    Þ \[\sin \alpha \left( y-x\frac{dy}{dx} \right)=1\] Þ\[\left( y-x\frac{dy}{dx} \right)=\text{cosec}\alpha \]   .....(iii)                    Also (ii) Þ \[\frac{dy}{dx}=-\cot \alpha \] Þ \[{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}={{\cot }^{2}}\alpha \]            .....(iv)                                 Therefore by (iii) and (iv), \[1+{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}={{\left( y-x\frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}\].


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