Solution of the differential equation $\left(\frac{x+y-1}{x+y-2}\right) \frac{dy}{dx} = \left(\frac{x+y+1}{x+y+2}\right) $, given that $y=1$ when $x=1$, is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is option (4) : none of these
Let $ x+y= u $. Then $, 1+\frac{dy}{dx} =\frac{du}{dx}.$
So, the given differential equation becomes
$\left(\frac{u-1}{u-2}\right) \left(\frac{du}{dx} - 1\right) = \frac{u+1}{u+2}$
$⇒\frac{du}{dx} - 1= \left(\frac{u+1}{u+2}\right)\left(\frac{u-2}{u-1}\right)$
$⇒\frac{du}{dx} = \frac{u^2-u-2}{u^2+u-2}+1$
$⇒\frac{du}{dx} = \frac{2u^2-4}{u^2+u-2}$
$⇒\frac{u^2+u-2}{u^2-2} du = 2dx$
$⇒\left(1+\frac{u}{u^2-2}\right) du = 2dx$
On integrating , we get
$u +\frac{1}{2} log |u^2-2| = 2x+ C$
$⇒(x+y) +\frac{1}{2} log |(x+y)^2-2|= 2x+C$
$⇒2(y-x) + log |(x+y)^2 -2|= 2C$ .........(i)
When $x= 1$, we have $y = 1$
$∴log 2 = 2C$
Substituting the value of C in (i) , we get
$2(y-x) + log |(x+y)^2 -2| = log 2$
$⇒2(y-x) + log \left|\frac{(x+y)^2 -2}{2}\right|=0$