Math  /  Calculus

QuestionSolve the separable differential equation dydx=8y\frac{d y}{d x}=-8 y, and find the particular solution satisfying the initial condition y(0)=9y(0)=9. y(x)=y(x)= \square

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STEP 1

1. The differential equation dydx=8y\frac{dy}{dx} = -8y is separable.
2. We will use separation of variables to solve the differential equation.
3. The initial condition y(0)=9y(0) = 9 will be used to find the particular solution.

STEP 2

1. Separate the variables.
2. Integrate both sides.
3. Solve for the constant of integration using the initial condition.
4. Write the particular solution.

STEP 3

Separate the variables by dividing both sides by yy and multiplying both sides by dxdx:
1ydy=8dx\frac{1}{y} \, dy = -8 \, dx

STEP 4

Integrate both sides:
1ydy=8dx\int \frac{1}{y} \, dy = \int -8 \, dx
This gives:
lny=8x+C\ln |y| = -8x + C
where CC is the constant of integration.

STEP 5

Solve for yy by exponentiating both sides to eliminate the natural logarithm:
y=e8x+C|y| = e^{-8x + C}
We can rewrite this as:
y=±eCe8xy = \pm e^C \cdot e^{-8x}
Let C1=±eCC_1 = \pm e^C, then:
y=C1e8xy = C_1 e^{-8x}
Use the initial condition y(0)=9y(0) = 9 to solve for C1C_1:
9=C1e09 = C_1 e^{0} C1=9C_1 = 9

STEP 6

Substitute C1C_1 back into the equation for yy:
y=9e8xy = 9 e^{-8x}
The particular solution satisfying the initial condition is:
y(x)=9e8xy(x) = 9 e^{-8x}

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