Finding the Orthogonal Trajectory for a Family of Curves

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Homework Statement


i want to get the orthogonal trajectory of the curves of this family

[tex]x^2 + y^2=cx[/tex]


Homework Equations



answer is given as : [tex]y^2 + x^2=cy[/tex]



The Attempt at a Solution


[tex]2x + 2yy' = \frac {x^2 +y^2} {x}[/tex] then [tex]y' = \frac{y} {2x} - \frac{x}{y}[/tex]
let v=y/x ;
[tex]x\frac{dv}{dx} =\frac {-1}{2v}[/tex]
thus:
[tex]- v^2 = \ln |x|[/tex] or
[tex]xe^{\frac {y^2}{x^2} } = c[/tex]
which is far from the given answer . Got problem from odinary differential equations by rahman volume 1, 1994,
 
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then [tex]y' = \frac{y} {2x} - \frac{x}{y}[/tex]

Should be [tex]y' = \frac{y} {2x} - \frac{x}{2y}[/tex]

let v=y/x ;
[tex]x\frac{dv}{dx} =\frac {-1}{2v}[/tex]

I didn't get anything close to that, even using the incorrect y'.

[tex]y' = \frac{y} {2x} - \frac{x}{2y} =\frac{y^2-x^2}{2xy}[/tex]

so the orthogonal trajectory satisfies

[tex]y' = -\frac{2xy}{y^2-x^2}[/tex]

Then use v=y/x as you suggested
 
Billy Bob said:
Should be [tex]y' = \frac{y} {2x} - \frac{x}{2y}[/tex]



I didn't get anything close to that, even using the incorrect y'.

[tex]y' = \frac{y} {2x} - \frac{x}{2y} =\frac{y^2-x^2}{2xy}[/tex]

so the orthogonal trajectory satisfies

[tex]y' = -\frac{2xy}{y^2-x^2}[/tex]

Then use v=y/x as you suggested

thanks for the corrections , i made errors in my working , so following from where u left i get stuck here; [tex]\frac{(v^2 -1)dv} {-v(v^2 + 1)} = \frac {dx}{x}[/tex]
 
Thanks was able to integrate where billy bob left of using integrating factor[tex]\frac {1}{y^2}[/tex]
for anyone who gets stranded
 
Here's how I got past that step you mentioned:

[tex]-\frac{v^2-1}{v^3+v}=\frac{1}{v}-\frac{2v}{v^2+1}[/tex]

Glad it worked out for you.