JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differential Equations Question Bank Linear defferential equations

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    The integrating factor of the differential equation \[\frac{dy}{dx}=y\tan x-{{y}^{2}}\sec x,\]is               [MP PET 1995; Pb. CET 2002]

    A)                 \[\tan x\] 

    B)                 \[\sec x\]

    C)                 \[-\sec x\]

    D)                 \[\cot x\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                       The differential equation is \[\frac{dy}{dx}-y\tan x=-{{y}^{2}}\sec x\]         I.F. \[={{e}^{-\int_{{}}^{{}}{\tan xdx}}}\]         This is Bernoulli's equation i.e. reducible to linear equation.         Dividing the equation by \[{{y}^{2}}\], we get         \[\frac{1}{{{y}^{2}}}\frac{dy}{dx}-\frac{1}{y}\tan x=-\sec x\]                                               .....(i)         Put \[\frac{1}{y}=Y\] Þ \[-\frac{1}{{{y}^{2}}}\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dY}{dx}\]         Equation (i) reduces to \[-\frac{dY}{dx}-Y\tan x=-\sec x\]         Þ \[\frac{dY}{dx}+Y\tan x=\sec x\],which is a linear equation                                 Hence I.F. \[={{e}^{\int_{{}}^{{}}{\tan x}\,dx}}=\sec x\] .


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