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The integrating factor of the differential equation dy/dx + y = 1+y/x is

Options

A

x/eˣ

B

eˣ/x

C

xeˣ

D

Correct Answer :

eˣ/x

Solution :

The correct option is ex/x.

To find the integrating factor of the given differential equation, we first need to rearrange it into the standard form of a first-order linear differential equation.

The given differential equation is:

d y d x + y = 1 + y x

We can rearrange the terms by bringing all the terms involving y to the left-hand side of the equation:
d y d x + y y x = 1

Factoring out y on the left-hand side gives us:
d y d x + ( 1 1 x ) y = 1

This is now in the standard first-order linear differential equation form:
d y d x + P ( x ) y = Q ( x )

Comparing the two equations, we identify the coefficient function P(x) as:
P ( x ) = 1 1x

The integrating factor (I.F.) is calculated using the formula:
I.F. = e P ( x ) d x

First, we evaluate the integral of P(x) with respect to x:
P ( x ) d x = ( 1 1x ) d x = x ln ( x )

Now, we substitute this result back into the integrating factor expression:
I.F. = e x ln ( x )

Using the laws of exponents, we can split the expression in the exponent:
I.F. = e x e ln ( x )

We know that:
e ln ( x ) = e ln ( x 1 ) = x 1 = 1x

Substituting this back into the expression for the integrating factor gives:
I.F. = e x 1x = e x x

Thus, the integrating factor is ex/x.

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