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{"name": "Maria's copy of Simon's copy of Julie's copy of First order differential equations 5", "extensions": [], "custom_part_types": [], "resources": [], "navigation": {"allowregen": true, "showfrontpage": false, "preventleave": false, "typeendtoleave": false}, "question_groups": [{"pickingStrategy": "all-ordered", "questions": [{"advice": "<p>$\\displaystyle{x\\frac{dy}{dx}+\\var{a}y=\\simplify[std]{{b}x^{n}}}$ can be solved by the integrating factor method.</p>\n<p>First we divide both sides by $x$ to obtain&nbsp;$\\displaystyle{\\frac{dy}{dx}+\\frac{\\var{a}}{x}y=\\simplify[std]{{b}x^{n-1}}}$</p>\n<p>This is now in the standard form $\\displaystyle{\\frac{dy}{dx}+a(x)y=b(x)}$ which we can solve by multiplying through by the integrating factor $e^{\\int a(x)dx}$</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>In our example, $a(x) =&nbsp;\\frac{\\var{a}}{x}$ so&nbsp;$e^{\\int a(x)dx}=e^{\\int{\\frac{\\var{a}}{x}dx}}=e^{\\var{a}\\ln(x)}=x^\\var{a}$</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Hence multiplying both sides of $\\displaystyle{\\frac{dy}{dx}+\\frac{\\var{a}}{x}y=\\simplify[std]{{b}x^{n-1}}}$&nbsp;by $x^\\var{a}$ gives</p>\n<p>$\\displaystyle{x^\\var{a}\\frac{dy}{dx}+\\var{a}x^{\\var{a-1}}y=\\simplify[std]{{b}x^{n-1+a}}}$</p>\n<p>We note that we can rewrite the left hand side as $\\frac{d(x^{\\var{a}}y)}{dx}$ (product rule) and hence:</p>\n<p>\\[\\frac{d(x^{\\var{a}}y)}{dx}=\\simplify[std]{{b}x^{a+n-1}}\\]<br/>We can integrate both sides to get:<br/>\\[x^{\\var{a}}y=\\simplify[std]{{b}/{a+n}x^{a+n}+A}\\]<br/>to determine $A$ we use the condition $\\displaystyle{y(1)=\\simplify[std]{{b*(c+1)}/{a+n}}}$ and we see that:</p>\n<p>\\[\\simplify[std]{{b*(c+1)}/{a+n}}=\\simplify[std]{{b}/{a+n}+A}\\]<br/>\\[A = \\simplify[std]{{b*(c+1)}/{a+n}} - \\simplify[std]{{b}/{a+n} = {b*c}/{a+n}}\\]<br/>and so the solution is:<br/>\\[x^{\\var{a}}y=\\simplify[std]{{b}/{a+n}x^{a+n}+{b*c}/{a+n}} \\Rightarrow y=\\simplify[std]{{b}/{a+n}*(x^{n}+{c}*x^{-a})}\\]</p>", "tags": [], "extensions": [], "ungrouped_variables": ["a", "c", "b", "n"], "variablesTest": {"condition": "", "maxRuns": 100}, "name": "Maria's copy of Simon's copy of Julie's copy of First order differential equations 5", "parts": [{"type": "gapfill", "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "gaps": [{"type": "jme", "customMarkingAlgorithm": "", "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "vsetRangePoints": 5, "showPreview": true, "expectedVariableNames": [], "checkingAccuracy": 0.001, "checkingType": "absdiff", "answerSimplification": "std", "unitTests": [], "vsetRange": [0.5, 1], "checkVariableNames": false, "scripts": {}, "answer": "({b} / {(a + n)}) * (x ^ {n} + ({c} * (x ^ { - a})))", "showFeedbackIcon": true, "failureRate": 1, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 3, "notallowed": {"partialCredit": 0, "message": "<p>Input all numbers as integers or fractions.</p>", "strings": ["."], "showStrings": false}, "showCorrectAnswer": true}], "extendBaseMarkingAlgorithm": true, "scripts": {}, "variableReplacementStrategy": "originalfirst", "unitTests": [], "showCorrectAnswer": true, "showFeedbackIcon": true, "sortAnswers": false, "variableReplacements": [], "marks": 0, "prompt": "<p>Solution is:</p>\n<p>$y=\\;\\;$[[0]]</p>\n<p>Input all numbers as integers or fractions &ndash; not as decimals.</p>"}], "variables": {"b": {"templateType": "anything", "definition": "random(1..9)", "name": "b", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "description": ""}, "c": {"templateType": "anything", "definition": "random(1..5)", "name": "c", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "description": ""}, "a": {"templateType": "anything", "definition": "random(2..8)", "name": "a", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "description": ""}, "n": {"templateType": "anything", "definition": "random(2..5)", "name": "n", "group": "Ungrouped variables", "description": ""}}, "metadata": {"licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "description": "<p>Find the solution of&nbsp;$\\displaystyle x\\frac{dy}{dx}+ay=bx^n,\\;\\;y(1)=c$</p>\n<p>rebelmaths</p>"}, "functions": {}, "variable_groups": [], "preamble": {"css": "", "js": ""}, "rulesets": {"std": ["all", "fractionNumbers", "!collectNumbers", "!noLeadingMinus"]}, "statement": "<p>Integrating Factor Method:</p>\n<p>Find the solution of:<br/>\\[x\\frac{dy}{dx}+\\var{a}y=\\simplify[std]{{b}x^{n}}\\]</p>\n<p>which satisfies $\\displaystyle{y(1)=\\simplify[std]{{b*(c+1)}/{a+n}}}$</p>", "type": "question", "contributors": [{"name": "Julie Crowley", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/113/"}, {"name": "Simon Thomas", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/3148/"}, {"name": "Maria Aneiros", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/3388/"}]}]}], "contributors": [{"name": "Julie Crowley", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/113/"}, {"name": "Simon Thomas", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/3148/"}, {"name": "Maria Aneiros", "profile_url": "https://numbas.mathcentre.ac.uk/accounts/profile/3388/"}]}