Calculus Vs Straight lines

Calculus Level 4

Find the acute angle between the 2 lines passing through the origin and satisfying the differential equation, ( 4 x 3 y ) d x + ( 2 y 3 x ) d y = 0 (4x-3y)dx+(2y-3x)dy=0 .

If the answer can be represented as arctan ( a b ) \arctan \left(\frac{a}{b}\right) where a a and b b are co-prime.
Input your answer as a + b a+b . Note: arctan x \arctan x is an inverse trigonometric function.


The answer is 4.

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4 x d x 2 y d y 3 ( x d y + y d x ) = 0 4xdx - 2ydy -3(xdy+ydx) = 0
4 x d x 2 y d y 3 d ( x y ) = 0 4xdx - 2ydy -3d(xy) = 0
Integrating,

2 x 2 y 2 3 x y = c 2x^{2} - y^{2} - 3xy = c
Since this represents the joint equation of lines through the origin, c = 0.
( 2 x y ) ( x y ) = 0 (2x-y)(x-y) = 0

Thus , the two individual lines are y = x y =x and y = 2 x y = 2x
The acute angle between lines with slopes m 1 m_{1} & m 2 m_{2} is given by,
θ = arctan m 1 m 2 1 + m 1 m 2 \theta = \arctan \left| \dfrac{m_{1}-m_{2}}{1+m_{1}m_{2}} \right|

Substituting m 1 = 2 , m 2 = 1 m_{1} = 2 , m_{2} = 1
θ = arctan ( 1 3 ) \theta = \arctan \left(\frac{1}{3} \right)

a + b = 1 + 3 = 4 a + b = 1 + 3 = 4

Shouldn't it be +y^2?

Andy Ennaco - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Ya it should be !! But equation of straight lines mentioned are correct ,

Rudraksh Sisodia - 4 years, 8 months ago

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