If dy/dx = x (cos x^2) and y = −3 when x = 0, when x = ƒÎ, y = .
A. −3.215
B. �ã2
C. 1.647
D. 6
E. 3ƒÎ
For some odd reason, I keep getting -0.5325989. I can't come up with any of the answers given.
To solve this problem, we need to find the particular solution, y, to the differential equation dy/dx = x(cos(x^2)), given the initial condition y = -3 when x = 0. Let's go through the steps to find the answer.
Step 1: Integrate both sides of the differential equation with respect to x to find the general solution. We have:
∫ dy = ∫ x(cos(x^2)) dx
Integrating the left side gives y, and for the right side, we can make a substitution to simplify the integral. Let u = x^2, then du/dx = 2x, and dx = du/(2x). Substituting into the integral, we have:
y = ∫ (1) cos(u) du/(2x)
y = (1/2) ∫ cos(u)/x du
y = (1/2) ∫ cos(u) du * (1/x)
Using the integral of cos(u) = sin(u), the integral becomes:
y = (1/2)sin(u) * (1/x) + C
Step 2: Apply the initial condition y = -3 when x = 0 to find the constant of integration, C. When x = 0, u = 0^2 = 0, so we have:
-3 = (1/2)sin(0) * (1/0) + C
This equation is undefined since we cannot divide by 0. However, we can take the limit as x approaches 0 to find the value of C.
Using L'Hopital's Rule, the limit as x approaches 0 of sin(u)/x is
lim(x->0) (sin(u)/x) = lim(x->0) (2x*cos(x^2)) / (1) = lim(x->0) (2cos(x^2))
Since cos(x^2) is continuous at x = 0, we have:
lim(x->0) (2cos(x^2)) = 2cos(0^2) = 2cos(0) = 2(1) = 2
So, the equation becomes:
-3 = (1/2)(2) + C
-3 = 1 + C
C = -4
Step 3: Substitute the value of C back into our general solution to find the particular solution, y. We have:
y = (1/2)sin(u) * (1/x) + C
y = (1/2)sin(x^2) * (1/x) - 4
Step 4: Find y when x = ƒÎ. Substituting x = ƒÎ into our particular solution, we have:
y = (1/2)sin((ƒÎ)^2) * (1/ƒÎ) - 4
y = (1/2)sin(ƒÎ^2) * (1/ƒÎ) - 4
Now, we can plug in the value of ƒÎ and calculate y.
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