Daniela tried to solve the differential equation dxdy=2x⋅e−y. This is her work:dxdy=2x⋅e−yStep 1: ∫e−ydy=∫2xdxStep 2: −e−y=x2+C1Step 3: e−y=−x2+CStep 4: ln(e−y)=ln(−x2+C)Step 5: −y=ln(−x2+C)Step 6: y=−ln(−x2+C)Is Daniela's work correct? If not, what is her mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) Daniela's work is correct.(B) Step 1 is incorrect. The separation of variables wasn't done correctly.(C) Step 2 is incorrect. Daniela didn't integrate e−y correctly.(D) Step 4 is incorrect. The right-hand side of the equation should be ln(−x2)+C.
Q. Daniela tried to solve the differential equation dxdy=2x⋅e−y. This is her work:dxdy=2x⋅e−yStep 1: ∫e−ydy=∫2xdxStep 2: −e−y=x2+C1Step 3: e−y=−x2+CStep 4: ln(e−y)=ln(−x2+C)Step 5: −y=ln(−x2+C)Step 6: y=−ln(−x2+C)Is Daniela's work correct? If not, what is her mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) Daniela's work is correct.(B) Step 1 is incorrect. The separation of variables wasn't done correctly.(C) Step 2 is incorrect. Daniela didn't integrate e−y correctly.(D) Step 4 is incorrect. The right-hand side of the equation should be ln(−x2)+C.
Separate Variables: Daniela is trying to solve the differential equation (dxdy=2x⋅e−y). The first step is to separate variables, which means we want to get all the y's on one side and all the x's on the other side.
Correct Separation: The correct separation of variables would be to multiply both sides by dy and divide both sides by e(−y), which gives us eydy=2xdx. This is the correct separation of variables.
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