Unit II DELA
Unit II DELA
Unit II DELA
Order of a differential equation: The order of the highest order derivative involved in a
differential equation is called the order of the differential equation.
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𝑑2 𝑦 2 𝑑𝑦
Ex: The order of the differential equation (𝑑𝑥 2 ) + 2𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦 2 is 2.
Degree of a differential equation: The degree of the differential equation is the degree of the
highest ordered derivative appearing it,after the equation has been expressed in a form free
from fractional powers .
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𝑑2 𝑦 2 𝑑𝑦
Ex: The order of the differential equation ( ) + 2𝑥 = 𝑦 2 is 3.
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
Integrating Factor: A non exact differential equation can be made exact by multiplying with a
function of x and y say 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦), then 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦) is called an integrating factor of that differntial
equation.
1 1 1 1
Ex: 𝑦 2 , 𝑥 2 , 𝑥𝑦 , 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 are all integrating factors of the diffential equation 𝑦𝑑𝑥 − 𝑥𝑑𝑦 = 0.
Linear differential Equation: A differential equation in which the dependent variable and its
derivatives occur only in the first degree and are not multiplied together is called a linear
differential equation.
𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Ex: 𝑑𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 𝑥 2 , + 5 𝑑𝑥 − 𝑥𝑦 = 1
𝑑𝑥 2
Linear differential equation of the first order:
Any linear differential equation can be written in the form
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
+ 𝑃𝑦 = 𝑄 + 𝑃𝑥 = 𝑄
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
Where P,Q are functions of x alone Where P,Q are functions of y alone
Working rule: Working rule:
Step1: Write the differential Step1:Write the given differential
𝑑𝑦 Or 𝑑𝑥
equation of the form 𝑑𝑥 + 𝑃𝑦 = 𝑄 equation in the form 𝑑𝑦 + 𝑃𝑥 = 𝑄
Step2: Find I.F .,where I.F=𝑒 ∫ 𝑃 𝑑𝑥 Step2:Find I.F., where 𝐼. 𝐹 = 𝑒 ∫ 𝑃 𝑑𝑦
Step3: The general solution is Step3:The general solution is given by
given by
𝑥(𝐼. 𝐹) = ∫ 𝑄(𝐼. 𝐹)𝑑𝑦 .
𝑦(𝐼. 𝐹) = ∫ 𝑄(𝐼. 𝐹)𝑑𝑥 .
Type-2
Differential equations of the form Differential equations of the form
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
𝑓 ′ (𝑦) + 𝑃𝑓(𝑦) = 𝑄 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) + 𝑃𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑄
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
Where P,Q are functions of ‘x’ alone. Where P,Q are functions of ‘y’ alone.
Working Rule: Working Rule:
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡
Put f(y)=t and hence 𝑓 ′ (𝑦) 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑑𝑥 . Put f(x)=t and hence 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) 𝑑𝑦 = 𝑑𝑦 .
Applications of First Order and First Degree Differential Equations:
Orthogonal Trajectories:
Def: A curve which cuts every member of a family of curves at right angle is called an
orthogonal
trajectory of that family of curves.
If every member of a family (I) of curves cuts at right angles of every member of another
family
(II) of curves, then the family (I) is said to be a family of orthogonal trajectories of family
(II).Similarly
family (II) is also a orthogonal trajectories of family (I).
Ex: Family of straight lines passing through origin is orthogonal trajectories of the family of
circles
at having centre’s at origin.
Working Rule to Find Orthogonal Trajectories in Cartesian coordinates:
Step1:Form the differential equation corresponding to the given family of curves.
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
Step2:Replace 𝑑𝑥 𝑏𝑦 − 𝑑𝑦 in the obtained differential equation.
Step3:Solve the resulting differential equation to get the equation of the family of orthogonal
trajectories of the given family of curves.
Working Rule to Find Orthogonal Trajectories in Polar coordinates:
Step1:Form the differential equation corresponding to the given family of curves.
𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝜃
Step2:Replace 𝑑𝜃 𝑏𝑦 − 𝑟 2 𝑑𝑟 in the obtained differential equation.
Step3:Solve the resulting differential equation to get the equation of the family of orthogonal
trajectories of the given family of curves.
𝑑𝜃 𝑑𝜃
𝑖. 𝑒 ∝ (𝜃 − 𝜃0 ) ⇒ = −𝑘(𝜃 − 𝜃0 ) (‘-‘ indicates decrease in
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
temperature)
On solving
⇒ 𝜃 = 𝜃 0 + 𝑐𝑒 −𝑘𝑡
Here 𝜃 0 is the temperature of the surrounding medium. 𝜃 is the temperature of the body at any
time ‘t’.
Law of natural growth and decay: The rate of change in the amount of substance is directly
proportional to the amount of substance present at any time t.
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑖. 𝑒 ∝𝑥 ⇒ = 𝑘𝑥 ⇒ 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑒 𝑘𝑡 (𝐿𝑎𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ)
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
∝𝑥 ⇒ = −𝑘𝑥 ⇒ 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑒 −𝑘𝑡 (𝐿𝑎𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑦)
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡