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Solve the following.
Solve the following differential equation: x (dy)/(dx) = y - x tan(y/x) (Application)
Solve the following differential equation:
$x \frac{dy}{dx} = y - x \tan\left(\frac{y}{x}\right)$ (Application)
Answer
Answer
Official answer keyPut $y = vx$, so $\frac{dy}{dx} = v + x\frac{dv}{dx}$. The equation becomes $v + x\frac{dv}{dx} = v - \tan v$, so $\cot v\,dv = -\frac{dx}{x}$. Integrating: $\log|\sin v| = -\log x + \log c$, so $\sin\frac{y}{x} = \frac{c}{x}$.
Solution: $x\sin\frac{y}{x} = c$