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Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

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8 LESSON 1. BASIC CONCEPTS<br />

Example 1.9. Show that y = e xy is an implicit solution of<br />

dy<br />

dx =<br />

y2<br />

1 − xy<br />

(1.36)<br />

To verify that y is an implicit solution (it cannot be an explicit solution<br />

because it is not written as y as a function of x), we differentiate:<br />

dy<br />

dx = exy × d (xy) (1.37)<br />

(<br />

dx<br />

= y x dy )<br />

dx + y (subst.y ′ = e xy ) (1.38)<br />

= yx dy<br />

dx + y2 (1.39)<br />

dy<br />

dx<br />

dy<br />

dx (1 − yx) = y2 (1.41)<br />

− yx<br />

dy<br />

dx = y2 (1.40)<br />

dy<br />

dx =<br />

y2<br />

1 − yx<br />

(1.42)<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>ition 1.6 (Order). The order (sometimes called degree) of a differential<br />

equation is the order of the highest order derivative <strong>in</strong> the equation.<br />

Example 1.10. The equation<br />

( ) 3 dy<br />

+ 3t = y/t (1.43)<br />

dt<br />

is first order, because the only derivative is dy/dt, and the equation<br />

ty ′′ + 4y ′ + y = −5t 2 (1.44)<br />

is second order because it has a second derivative <strong>in</strong> the first term.<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>ition 1.7 (L<strong>in</strong>ear <strong>Equations</strong>). A l<strong>in</strong>ear differential equation is a<br />

DE that only conta<strong>in</strong>s terms that are l<strong>in</strong>ear <strong>in</strong> y and its derivatives to all<br />

orders. The l<strong>in</strong>earity of t does not matter. The equation<br />

y + 5y ′ + 17t 2 y ′′ = s<strong>in</strong> t (1.45)<br />

is l<strong>in</strong>ear but the follow<strong>in</strong>g equations are not l<strong>in</strong>ear:<br />

y + 5t 2 s<strong>in</strong> y = y ′′ (because of s<strong>in</strong> y)<br />

y ′ + ty ′′ + y = y 2 (because of y 2 )<br />

yy ′ = 5t (because of yy ′ )<br />

(1.46)

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