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Lecture Notes in Differential Equations - Bruce E. Shapiro

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62 LESSON 8. HOMOGENEOUS EQUATIONS<br />

The equation has the form y ′ = f(t, y) where<br />

f(t, y) =<br />

2ty<br />

t 2 − 3y 2 (8.5)<br />

2ty<br />

=<br />

(t 2 )(1 − 3(y/t) 2 )<br />

(8.6)<br />

= 2(y/t)<br />

1 − 3(y/t) 2 (8.7)<br />

= 2z<br />

1 − 3z 2 (8.8)<br />

where z = y/t. Hence the ODE is homogeneous.<br />

The follow<strong>in</strong>g procedure shows that any homogeneous equation can be converted<br />

to a separable equation <strong>in</strong> z by substitut<strong>in</strong>g z = y/t.<br />

Let z = y/t. Then y = tz and thus<br />

dy<br />

dt = d (tz) = tdz<br />

dt dt + z (8.9)<br />

Thus if<br />

dy<br />

( y<br />

)<br />

dt = g (8.10)<br />

t<br />

then<br />

t dz + z = g(z) (8.11)<br />

dt<br />

where z = y/t. Br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g the the z to the right-hand side,<br />

t dz<br />

dt<br />

which is a separable equation <strong>in</strong> z.<br />

= g(z) − z (8.12)<br />

dz<br />

dt = g(z) − z<br />

t<br />

dz<br />

g(z) − z = dt<br />

t<br />

Example 8.2. F<strong>in</strong>d the one-parameter family of solutions to<br />

(8.13)<br />

(8.14)<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

y ′ = y2 + 2ty<br />

t 2<br />

y ′ = y2 + 2ty<br />

t 2 (8.15)<br />

= y2<br />

t 2 + 2ty ( y<br />

) 2<br />

t 2 = y + 2<br />

t t = z2 + 2z (8.16)

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