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The differential equation that represents all parabolas having their axis of symmetry coincident with the axis of x, is |
$y y_1^2+y_2=0$ $y y_2+y_1^2=0$ $y_1^2+y y_2=0$ $y y_2+y_1=0$ |
$y y_2+y_1^2=0$ |
The equation that represents a family of parabolas having their axis of symmetry coincident with the axis of x is $y^2=4 a(x-h)$ .....(i) This equation contains two arbitrary constants, so we shall differentiate it twice to obtain a second order differential equation. Differentiating (i) w.r.t. $x$, we get $2 y \frac{d y}{d x}=4 a \Rightarrow y \frac{d y}{d x}=2 a$ ....(ii) Differentiating (ii) w.r.t. $x$, we get $y \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}+\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^2=0 \Rightarrow y y_2+y_1^2=0$ which is the required differential equation. |