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328 Differential Equations (Ch. 9<br />

Utiliz<strong>in</strong>g the given <strong>in</strong>itial conditions, we get C = 2; and, hence, the desired<br />

particular solution is<br />

J2<br />

y ~~<br />

x '<br />

2 Certa<strong>in</strong> differential equations that reduce to equations<br />

separable. Differential equations of the form<br />

with variables<br />

reduce to equations of the form (1) by means of the substitution u =<br />

where u is the new sough t-for function<br />

3 Orthogonal trajectories are curves that <strong>in</strong>tersect the l<strong>in</strong>es of the given<br />

family O (x, y> ort=0 ia is a parameter) at a right angle. If F (x, y, #') =<br />

is the difierential equation of the family, then<br />

is the differential equation of the orthogonal trajectories.<br />

Example 2. F<strong>in</strong>d the orthogonal trajectories of the family<br />

of ellipses<br />

Solution Differentiat<strong>in</strong>g the equation (5), we f<strong>in</strong>d the duerential equation<br />

of the family<br />

(/'<br />

Fig. 106<br />

Whence, replac<strong>in</strong>g if by ^7, we get the differential equation of the<br />

orthogonal trajectories<br />

<strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g, we have i<br />

it'<br />

0.<br />

~~ ~~ x '<br />

*x* (family of parabolas) (Fig. 106).

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