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`(x+y)dx - xdy = 0` Solve the first-order differential equation by any appropriate method

Given` (x+y)dx - xdy= 0`


=>` (x+y) - xdy/dx= 0`


=>` x+y-xy'=0`


=>` x+y=xy'`


=> `1+y/x=y'`


=> `y' -y/x=1`


when the first order linear ordinary differential equation has the form of


`y'+p(x)y=q(x)`


then the general solution is ,


`y(x)=((int e^(int p(x) dx) *q(x)) dx +c)/e^(int p(x) dx)`


so,


` y' -y/x=1--------(1)`


`y'+p(x)y=q(x)---------(2)`


on comparing both we get,


`p(x) = -1/x and q(x)=1`


so on solving with the above general solution we get:


y(x)=`((int e^(int p(x) dx) *q(x)) dx +c)/e^(int p(x) dx`


=`(int e^(int (-1/x) dx) *(1) dx +c)/e^(int (-1/x) dx)`


first we shall solve


`e^(int (-1/x) dx)=e^(-ln(x))=1/x`     


so


proceeding further, we get


y(x) =`(int e^(int (-1/x) dx) *(1) dx +c)/e^(int -1/x dx)`


 =`(int (1/x) *(1) dx +c)/(1/x)`


=`(ln(x) +c)/(1/x ) = x(ln(x)+c)`


So , `y(x) = x(ln(x)+c)`

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