Q. Can this differential equation be solved using separation of variables?dxdy=x2y−8y3Choose 1 answer:(A) Yes(B) No
Check for Separation of Variables: To determine if the differential equation can be solved using separation of variables, we need to see if we can express the equation in the form of a product of a function of y and a function of x on opposite sides of the equation.
Factor out y: The given differential equation is dxdy=x2y−8y3. We want to separate the variables y and x. To do this, we need to factor out y from the denominator.
Separate the Variables: Factoring y from the denominator gives us dxdy=y(x2−8)3. Now we can separate the variables by multiplying both sides by y and dividing by (x2−8).
Final Separated Equation: After separating the variables, we get ydy=x2−83dx. This shows that the differential equation can indeed be separated into a function of y and a function of x.
Conclusion: Since we have successfully separated the variables, the answer to the question is "Yes", the differential equation can be solved using separation of variables.
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