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Ch. 9 - Differential Equations
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 9, Problema 9.4.12

11–16. Initial value problems Solve the following initial value problems.


y'(x) = −y + 2, y(0) = −2

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Identify the type of differential equation given. Here, the equation is a first-order linear ordinary differential equation of the form \(y'(x) + y = 2\).
Rewrite the differential equation in standard linear form: \(y' + p(x)y = q(x)\), where \(p(x) = 1\) and \(q(x) = 2\).
Find the integrating factor \(\mu(x)\) using the formula \(\mu(x) = e^{\int p(x) \, dx}\). Since \(p(x) = 1\), calculate \(\mu(x) = e^{\int 1 \, dx} = e^{x}\).
Multiply both sides of the differential equation by the integrating factor \(e^{x}\) to get \(e^{x} y' + e^{x} y = 2 e^{x}\). Recognize that the left side is the derivative of \(e^{x} y\) with respect to \(x\).
Integrate both sides with respect to \(x\): \(\int \frac{d}{dx} (e^{x} y) \, dx = \int 2 e^{x} \, dx\). Then solve for \(y(x)\) and apply the initial condition \(y(0) = -2\) to find the constant of integration.

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