Practicing Success
Which of the following transformation reduces the differential equation $\frac{dz}{dx}+\frac{z}{x}log z =\frac{z}{x^2} (log z)^2$ into the form $\frac{du}{dx}+ P (x) u = Q (x)$? |
u = log z u = ez u = (log z)-1 u = (log z)2 |
u = (log z)-1 |
Dividing the given equation by z (log z)2, we get $\frac{1}{z (log z)^2}\frac{dz}{dx}+\frac{1}{logz}\frac{1}{x}=\frac{1}{x^2}$ … (1) Writing $\frac{1}{logz}= u$, we have $\frac{du}{dx}= - (log z)^{-2}\frac{1}{z}\frac{dz}{dx}$ Hence (1) can be written as $-\frac{du}{dx}+\frac{u}{x}=\frac{1}{x^2} ⇒\frac{du}{dx}-\frac{u}{x}=\frac{-1}{x^2}$ which is the required form with $P (x) =\frac{-1}{x}$ and $Q (x) =\frac{-1}{x^2}$ Hence (C) is the correct answer. |