Question
Mathematics Question on General and Particular Solutions of a Differential Equation
The differential equation of the system of all circles of radius r in the xy plane is
[1+(dxdy)3]2=r2(dx2d2y)2
[1+(dxdy)3]2=r2(dx2d2y)3
[1+(dxdy)2]3=r2(dx2d2y)2
[1+(dxdy)2]3=r2(dx2d2y)3
[1+(dxdy)2]3=r2(dx2d2y)2
Solution
The equation of the family of circles of radius r is
(x−a)2+(y−b)2=r2 ...(1)
Where a & b are arbitrary constants.
Since equation (1) contains two arbitrary constants, we differentiate it two times w.r.t x & the differential equation will be of second order.
Differentiating (1) w.r.t. x, we get
2(x−a)+2(y−b)dxdy=0
⇒(x−a)+2(y−b)dxdy=0...(2)
Differentiating (2) w.r.t. x, we get
1+(y−b)dx2d2y+(dxdy)2=0...(3)
⇒(y−b)=−dx2d2y1+(dxdy)2...(4)
On putting the value of (y - b) in equation(2), we get
x−a=dx2d2y[1+(dxdy)2]dxdy...(5)
Substituting the values of (x - a) &(x - b)in (1), we get
(dx2d2y)2[1+(dxdy)2]2(dxdy)2+(dx2d2y)2[1+(dxdy)2]2=r2
⇒[1+(dxdy)2]3=r2(dx2d2y)2