Jaxton tried to solve the differential equation dxdy=(ysec(x))2. This is his work:dxdy=(ysec(x))2Step 1: dxdy=y2sec2(x)Step 2: ∫y2dy=∫sec2(x)dxStep 3: 3y3=tan(x)+C1Step 4: y3=3tan(x)+CStep 5: y=33tan(x)+CIs Jaxton's work correct? If not, what is his mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) Jaxton's work is correct.(B) Step 1 is incorrect. The separation of variables was done incorrectly.(C) Step 3 is incorrect. Jaxton didn't integrate sec2(x) correctly.(D) Step 5 is incorrect. The right-hand side of the equation should be ±3tan(x)+C.
Q. Jaxton tried to solve the differential equation dxdy=(ysec(x))2. This is his work:dxdy=(ysec(x))2Step 1: dxdy=y2sec2(x)Step 2: ∫y2dy=∫sec2(x)dxStep 3: 3y3=tan(x)+C1Step 4: y3=3tan(x)+CStep 5: y=33tan(x)+CIs Jaxton's work correct? If not, what is his mistake?Choose 1 answer:(A) Jaxton's work is correct.(B) Step 1 is incorrect. The separation of variables was done incorrectly.(C) Step 3 is incorrect. Jaxton didn't integrate sec2(x) correctly.(D) Step 5 is incorrect. The right-hand side of the equation should be ±3tan(x)+C.
Restating the Problem: Jaxton starts by rewriting the differential equation as follows:(dxdy)=(ysec(x))2This step is just a restatement of the problem and does not involve any mathematical operations.
Separating Variables: Jaxton attempts to separate variables by moving all y terms to one side and all x terms to the other side:dxdy=y2sec2(x)To separate variables, he should multiply both sides by y2dy and dx respectively:y2dy=sec2(x)dxThis is the correct method for separating variables in a differential equation.
Integrating Both Sides: Jaxton integrates both sides of the equation:∫y2dy=∫sec2(x)dxThe integral of y2 with respect to y is 3y3+C1, where C1 is the constant of integration.The integral of sec2(x) with respect to x is tan(x)+C2, where C2 is another constant of integration.Jaxton's integration on the left side is correct, but he only writes one constant of integration on the right side. He should have two constants, one for each side of the equation, which can be combined into a single constant later.
Writing Integrated Equation: Jaxton writes the integrated equation as:(y3)/3=tan(x)+C1He should have written:(y3)/3=tan(x)+C2Then, he can combine the constants C1 and C2 into a single constant C:(y3)/3=tan(x)+CThis step is correct, but he should acknowledge that C represents the combination of two constants of integration.
Solving for y: Jaxton solves for y by taking the cube root of both sides:y=33tan(x)+CThis is incorrect because he multiplied the constant C by 3 when taking the cube root. The correct step should be:y=±3tan(x)+CThis is because when you take the cube root of a sum, you cannot distribute the cube root across the sum. Also, the cube root function allows for both positive and negative results, hence the ± sign.
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