The equation of the parabola having the vertex at origin and the axis along the positive y-axis is:
x2=4ay...(1)
Differentiating equation (1) with respect to x, we get:
2x=4ay'...(2)
Dividing equation (2) by equation (1) ,we get:
\(\frac{2x}{x^2}=\frac{4ay'}{4ay}\)
\(\Rightarrow \frac{2}{x}=\frac{y'}{y}\)
\(\Rightarrow xy'=2y\)
\(\Rightarrow\) xy'-2y=0
This is the required differential equation.
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A relation between involved variables, which satisfy the given differential equation is called its solution. The solution which contains as many arbitrary constants as the order of the differential equation is called the general solution and the solution free from arbitrary constants is called particular solution.
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