Exercise · ZW-EXACT-EQUATION-001 · ★☆☆ Basic

Which of these equations is exact?

Choose one option.

Show answer
  • B. \(y\,dx+x\,dy=0\)

Explanation

Only in \(y\,dx+x\,dy\) do \(M_y=1\) and \(N_x=1\) agree. The others give \(1\ne-1\), \(0\ne1\) and \(1\ne2\).

Study Differential equations in ZWMath →

Review the concept: Exact equation

An exact equation is a differential equation \(M\,dx+N\,dy=0\) whose left side is the total differential of a function \(F(x,y)\).

\[\dfrac{\partial M}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial N}{\partial x}\]

More practice problems: exact equation

ZW-EXACT-EQUATION-002 →