Q. Can this differential equation be solved using separation of variables?dxdy=2sin(x)−3cos(y)Choose 1 answer:(A) Yes(B) No
Check Equation Form: To determine if the given 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 x and a function of y, such that we can integrate both sides separately. Let's try to rearrange the equation.
Separate Variables Attempt: We start by trying to separate the variables y and x on different sides of the equation. We want to get all the y terms on one side and all the x terms on the other side. We can attempt to do this by dividing both sides by −3cos(y) and multiplying by dx to get dy on one side.
Variable Separation Failure: After attempting to separate the variables, we would have:−3cos(y)dy=−3cos(y)2sin(x)dxHowever, we notice that the right side of the equation still contains both x and y, which means we cannot separate the variables as required for the method of separation of variables.
Conclusion: Since we cannot express the equation in a form where each side contains only one variable and its differentials, the differential equation cannot be solved using separation of variables.