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This is solving differential equations by sepeartion of variables

solve for y such that
dy+k(y-70)dx=0
and y(1)=140

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the problem part for me is I'm stuck trying to seperate them and making the y's go with the dy and everything else go with the dx


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1. separating and grouping the y's with dy and x with dx (remember that
\int\limits {c} \, dx =cx where c is a constant
2. write the C for the constant
3. subsitute the point (0,140) to solve for C
4. solve for y once you know what C is


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\mathrm dy+k(y-70)\,\mathrm dx=0

Separating variables gives


(\mathrm dy)/(y-70)=-k\,\mathrm dx

Integrating both sides gives


\displaystyle\int(\mathrm dy)/(y-70)=-k\int\mathrm dx

\ln|y-70|+C_1=-kx+C_2

\ln|y-70|=-kx+C

Solving for
y gives


e^(\ln|y-70|)=e^(-kx+C)

y-70=e^(-kx)e^C

y=Ce^(-kx)+70

As
y(1)=140, you get


140=Ce^(-k)+70

70=Ce^(-k)

C=70e^k

so the particular solution to this ODE is


y=70e^ke^(-kx)+70

y=70e^(k(1-x))+70

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