Let $y(x)$ be a solution of $\frac{(2+\sin x}{(1+y)} \frac{d y)}{d x}=\cos x$. If $y(0)=2$, then…

Let $y(x)$ be a solution of $\frac{(2+\sin x}{(1+y)} \frac{d y)}{d x}=\cos x$. If $y(0)=2$, then $y\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ equals
  1. $\frac{5}{2}$
  2. 2
  3. $\frac{7}{2}$
  4. 3

Solution

Given differential equation is $ \frac{(2+\sin x}{(1+y)} \cdot \frac{d y}{d x}=\cos x $ which can be rewritten as $ \frac{d y}{1+y}=\frac{\cos x}{2+\sin x} d x $ Integrate both the sides, we get $ \begin{aligned} & \int \frac{d y}{1+y}=\int \frac{\cos x d x}{2+\sin x} \\ & \Rightarrow \log (1+y)=\log (2+\sin x)+\log C \\ & \Rightarrow 1+y=C(2+\sin x) \\ & \text { Given } y(0)=2 \\ & \Rightarrow 1+2=C[2+\sin 0] \Rightarrow C=\frac{3}{2} \end{aligned} $ Now, $y\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ can be found as $ 1+y=\frac{3}{2}\left(2+\sin \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \Rightarrow 1+y=\frac{9}{2} $ $ \Rightarrow \quad y=\frac{7}{2} $ Hence, $y\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=\frac{7}{2}$

Asked in: JEE Main 2012 (07 May Online)

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