Solved on Feb 05, 2024

Find the equation of a curve with dydx=42yx13\frac{dy}{dx} = 42yx^{13} and yy-intercept at 2.

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. The given differential equation is dydx=42yx13\frac{d y}{d x}=42 y x^{13}.
2. The curve has a yy-intercept of 2, which means y(0)=2y(0) = 2.

STEP 2

To find the equation of the curve, we need to solve the differential equation. This is a first-order linear differential equation which can be solved by separation of variables.

STEP 3

Separate the variables yy and xx to opposite sides of the equation.
1ydydx=42x13\frac{1}{y} \frac{d y}{d x} = 42 x^{13}

STEP 4

Integrate both sides of the equation with respect to xx.
1ydydxdx=42x13dx\int \frac{1}{y} \frac{d y}{d x} dx = \int 42 x^{13} dx

STEP 5

The left side of the equation simplifies to the natural logarithm of the absolute value of yy, and the right side integrates to 4214x14\frac{42}{14} x^{14} plus a constant of integration CC.
lny=3x14+C\ln |y| = 3 x^{14} + C

STEP 6

Exponentiate both sides to solve for yy.
y=e3x14+C|y| = e^{3 x^{14} + C}

STEP 7

Since we are looking for a particular solution where yy is positive (because the yy-intercept is positive), we can drop the absolute value.
y=e3x14eCy = e^{3 x^{14}} \cdot e^C

STEP 8

Recognize that eCe^C is just another constant, which we can call AA.
y=Ae3x14y = A e^{3 x^{14}}

STEP 9

Use the initial condition y(0)=2y(0) = 2 to find the value of AA.
2=Ae30142 = A e^{3 \cdot 0^{14}}

STEP 10

Since e0=1e^0 = 1, we can solve for AA.
A=2A = 2

STEP 11

Substitute the value of AA back into the equation for yy.
y=2e3x14y = 2 e^{3 x^{14}}
This is the equation of the curve that satisfies the given differential equation and whose yy-intercept is 2.
y(x)=2e3x14y(x) = 2 e^{3 x^{14}}

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