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Lecture 6-Clairaut Equation

Okay, here are the steps: 1) Equation (1) is of the form x = f(y, p), so it is solvable for y. 2) Differentiate (1) w.r.t y: dx/dy = (1 - 3y2p3)/2p 3) Rearrange to isolate dp/dy: dp/dy = (2p/3y2p3 - 1)(dx/dy) 4) This is a first-order linear differential equation in p with no exact solution. Therefore, the general solution is: x + Integral[(2p/3y2p3 - 1)dy] = c 5) Integrating and re

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Lecture 6-Clairaut Equation

Okay, here are the steps: 1) Equation (1) is of the form x = f(y, p), so it is solvable for y. 2) Differentiate (1) w.r.t y: dx/dy = (1 - 3y2p3)/2p 3) Rearrange to isolate dp/dy: dp/dy = (2p/3y2p3 - 1)(dx/dy) 4) This is a first-order linear differential equation in p with no exact solution. Therefore, the general solution is: x + Integral[(2p/3y2p3 - 1)dy] = c 5) Integrating and re

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MTH166

Lecture-6

Clairaut’s Equation
Topic:

Clairaut’s Equation: A special case of equations solvable for y

Learning Outcomes:

1. How to find general solution (Not singular solution) of Clairaut’s


equation.

2. How to solve equations solvable for 𝑦 i.e. 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑝)


Clairaut’s Equation:

An equation of the form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 ± 𝑓(𝑝) (1)


𝑑𝑦
is called Clairaut’s equation where 𝑝 =
𝑑𝑥
General solution of equation (1) is given by:
𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 ± 𝑓(𝑐) (Just replace 𝑝 by 𝑐 in the question, we get the answer)

* It is also called as a special case of equations solvable for y: 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑝)

** It is a very good concept for asking MCQ


Find the general solution of following differential equations:

Problem 1. 𝒙𝒑𝟐 − 𝒚𝒑 + 𝒂 = 𝟎 (1)

Solution: 𝑥𝑝2 − 𝑦𝑝 + 𝑎 = 0
⇒ 𝑦𝑝 = 𝑥𝑝2 + 𝑎
𝑎
⇒ 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + (2)
𝑝

Which is of Clairaut’s form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑓(𝑝)


So, the general solution of equation (1) is given by putting 𝑝 = 𝑐 in equation (2)
𝑎
i.e. 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 + Answer.
𝑐
Problem 2. 𝒑 = 𝐥𝐨𝐠(𝒑𝒙 − 𝒚) (1)

Solution: 𝑝 = log(𝑝𝑥 − 𝑦)
⇒ 𝑒 𝑝 = 𝑒 log(𝑝𝑥−𝑦)
⇒ 𝑒 𝑝 = (𝑝𝑥 − 𝑦)
⇒ 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑝 (2)
Which is of Clairaut’s form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 ± 𝑓(𝑝)
So, the general solution of equation (1) is given by putting 𝑝 = 𝑐 in equation (2)
i.e. 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 − 𝑒 𝑐 Answer.
Problem 3. 𝒚 = 𝒑𝒙 + 𝒂𝟐 𝒑𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 (1)

Solution: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑎2 𝑝2 + 𝑏 2
Which is of Clairaut’s form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑓(𝑝)
So, the general solution of equation (1) is given by putting 𝑝 = 𝑐 in equation (1)
i.e. 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑎2 𝑐 2 + 𝑏 2 Answer.
Problem 4. 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒑𝒙 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒚 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒑𝒙 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒚 + 𝒑 (1)

Solution: sin 𝑝𝑥 cos 𝑦 = cos 𝑝𝑥 sin 𝑦 + 𝑝


⇒ sin 𝑝𝑥 cos 𝑦 − cos 𝑝𝑥 sin 𝑦 = 𝑝
⇒ sin 𝑝𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑝
⇒ 𝑝𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑝
⇒ 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑝 (2)
Which is of Clairaut’s form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 ± 𝑓(𝑝)
So, the general solution of equation (1) is given by putting 𝑝 = 𝑐 in equation (2)
i.e. 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑐 Answer.
𝒅𝒚 𝟐 𝒅𝒚
Problem 5. 𝒚+𝟐 = (𝒙 + 𝟏) (1)
𝒅𝒙 𝒅𝒙

Solution: 𝑦 + 2𝑝2 = 𝑥 + 1 𝑝
⇒ 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑝 − 2𝑝2
⇒ 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑝(1 − 2𝑝) (2)
Which is of Clairaut’s form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑓(𝑝)
So, the general solution of equation (1) is given by putting 𝑝 = 𝑐 in equation (2)
i.e. 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 + 𝑐(1 − 2𝑐) Answer.
Problem 6. 𝒚 − 𝒑𝒙 𝒑 − 𝟏 = 𝒑 (1)

Solution: 𝑦 − 𝑝𝑥 𝑝 − 1 = 𝑝
𝑝
⇒ 𝑦 − 𝑝𝑥 =
𝑝−1

𝑝
⇒ 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + (2)
𝑝−1

Which is of Clairaut’s form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑓(𝑝)


So, the general solution of equation (1) is given by putting 𝑝 = 𝑐 in equation (2)
𝑐
i.e. 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑥 + Answer.
𝑐−1
Polling Quiz
Which of the following is I.F. for equation:(𝒙𝒅𝒚 − 𝒚𝒅𝒙) + 𝒂 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 𝒅𝒙 = 𝟎
1
(A)
𝑥2

1
(B)
𝑦2

1
(C)
𝑥𝑦

1
(D)
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2
Equations solvable for y: 𝒚 = 𝒇(𝒙, 𝒑)
Problem. 𝒚 = 𝟐𝒑𝒙 + 𝒑𝒏 (1)
Solution: 𝑦 = 2𝑝𝑥 + 𝑝𝑛 (1)
Equation (1) is neither of Clairaut’s form: 𝑦 = 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑓(𝑝) nor it can be solved for p
by factorisation.
But equation (1) is of the form 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑝) i.e. solvable for y. So, Differentiating
equation (1) w.r.t x, we get:
𝑦 = 2𝑝𝑥 + 𝑝𝑛 (1)
𝑑𝑦 𝑑 𝑑 𝑑
⇒ =2 𝑝 𝑥 +𝑥 (𝑝) + 𝑛𝑝𝑛−1 (𝑝)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑝 𝑑𝑝
⇒𝑝 =2 𝑝+𝑥 + 𝑛𝑝𝑛−1
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑝 𝑑𝑝
⇒ 𝑝 + 2𝑥 +𝑛𝑝𝑛−1 =0
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑛−1 𝑑𝑝
⇒ 𝑝 + 2𝑥 + 𝑛𝑝 =0
𝑑𝑥

⇒ 𝑝𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 𝑛𝑝𝑛−1 𝑑𝑝 = 0 (2)


Comparing it with: 𝑀𝑑𝑥 + 𝑁𝑑𝑝 = 0
𝜕𝑀
Here 𝑀 = 𝑝 ⇒ =1
𝜕𝑝

𝜕𝑁
and 𝑁 = 2𝑥 + 𝑛𝑝𝑛−1 ⇒ =2
𝜕𝑥

𝜕𝑀 𝜕𝑁
Since, ≠ , so, equation (2) is non-exact.
𝜕𝑝 𝜕𝑥

𝜕𝑁 𝜕𝑀
𝜕𝑥
− 𝜕𝑝 2−1 1
Here = = = 𝑓(𝑝)
𝑀 𝑝 𝑝
1
‫𝑝𝑑𝑝׬‬
So, 𝐼. 𝐹. = 𝑒 ‫𝑓 ׬‬ 𝑝 𝑑𝑝
=𝑒 = 𝑒 log 𝑝 = 𝑝

Multiplying equation (2) by I.F.


𝑝𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 𝑛𝑝𝑛−1 𝑑𝑝 × 𝑝 = 0
⇒ 𝑝2 𝑑𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑝 + 𝑛𝑝𝑛 𝑑𝑝 = 0
Which is an exact differential equation.
Solution: ‫𝑛𝑜𝑐=𝑝׬‬. 𝑀𝑑𝑥 + ‫𝑐 = 𝑝𝑑 𝑥 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑓 𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑓 𝑁 𝑓𝑜 𝑠𝑚𝑟𝑒𝑇 ׬‬

⇒ ‫𝑛𝑜𝑐=𝑝׬‬. 𝑝2 𝑑𝑥 + ‫𝑐 = 𝑝𝑑 𝑛𝑝𝑛 ׬‬
2 𝑝𝑛+1
⇒𝑝 𝑥 +𝑛 =𝑐
𝑛+1
𝑐 𝑝𝑛−1
⇒𝑥= −𝑛 (3)
𝑝2 𝑛+1
𝑐 𝑝𝑛−1
⇒𝑥= −𝑛 (3)
𝑝2 𝑛+1

Substituting this value of x from equation (3) in equation (1), we get:


𝑦 = 2𝑝𝑥 + 𝑝𝑛
𝑐 𝑝𝑛−1
⇒ 𝑦 = 2𝑝 −𝑛 + 𝑝𝑛 (4)
𝑝2 𝑛+1

Thus, equations (3) and (4) taken together, in parameter p, give the general solution
of equation (1).
Polling Quiz
Solution of differential equation 𝒙𝒅𝒚 − 𝒚𝒅𝒙 − 𝟐𝒚𝟑 𝒅𝒚 = 𝟎 is:
(A) 𝑥 + 𝑦 3 = 𝑐
(B) 𝑥 + 𝑦 3 − 𝑐𝑦 = 0
(C) 𝑥 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑐𝑦 = 0
(D) None of these
Equations solvable for y: 𝒙 = 𝒇(𝒚, 𝒑)

𝒚−𝒚𝟐 𝒑𝟑
Problem. 𝒙= (1)
𝟐𝒑

Try it yourself.

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