The differential equation $\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{\sqrt{1-y^2}}{y}$ determines a family of circles with |
variable radii and fixed centre at (0, 1) variable radii and a fixed centre at (0, -1) fixed radius 1 and variable centre along the x-axis fixed radius 1 and variable centre along the y-axis |
fixed radius 1 and variable centre along the x-axis |
The given differential equation is $\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{\sqrt{1-y^2}}{y}$ $\Rightarrow \frac{-y}{\sqrt{1-y^2}} d y=-d x$ $\Rightarrow \sqrt{1-y^2}=-x+C$ $\Rightarrow 1-y^2=(x-C)^2 \Rightarrow(x-C)^2+y^2=1$ Clearly, it represents a family of circles of fixed radius 1 and variable centre $(C, 0)$ along the $x$-axis. |