Solve the following differential equation:
Solve the following differential equation:
$\frac{dx}{dy} = \frac{x}{y} + \frac{f(x/y)}{f'(x/y)}$
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Given the differential equation $\frac{dx}{dy} = \frac{x}{y} + \frac{f(x/y)}{f'(x/y)}$.
This is a homogeneous differential equation of the form $\frac{dx}{dy} = F(x/y)$.
Substitute $x = vy \Rightarrow \frac{dx}{dy} = v + y\frac{dv}{dy}$.
Then:
$v + y\frac{dv}{dy} = v + \frac{f(v)}{f'(v)} \Rightarrow y\frac{dv}{dy} = \frac{f(v)}{f'(v)}$.
Separating variables:
$\frac{f'(v)}{f(v)} dv = \frac{dy}{y}$.
Integrating both sides:
$\int \frac{f'(v)}{f(v)} dv = \int \frac{dy}{y} + \ln c \Rightarrow \ln|f(v)| = \ln y + \ln c = \ln(cy)$.
Exponentiating gives $f(v) = cy$.
Substituting back $v = \frac{x}{y}$:
$f\left(\frac{x}{y}\right) = cy$, which is the required general solution.
From ISC 2027 Specimen Mathematics Paper 1, question 4.