franky2727 Messages 131 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Aug 17, 2008 #1 question attached Attachments Picture.jpg 17.9 KB · Views: 377
CompuChip Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 4,305 Reaction score 49 Aug 17, 2008 #2 You write [tex]\int \frac{1}{(v + 1)^2} dv = \int \frac{1}{x} dx[/tex] and then on the next line [tex]-v - 1 = \ln |v| + c[/tex] I think you made a writing error there, which leads to an insolvable equation.
You write [tex]\int \frac{1}{(v + 1)^2} dv = \int \frac{1}{x} dx[/tex] and then on the next line [tex]-v - 1 = \ln |v| + c[/tex] I think you made a writing error there, which leads to an insolvable equation.
franky2727 Messages 131 Reaction score 0 Aug 17, 2008 #3 ah ok but if its lnx instead of v then I'm still on the right tracks?
CompuChip Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 4,305 Reaction score 49 Aug 17, 2008 #5 Yes, until that step you were fine. Remember, you want the expression for v(x), and finally y(x) = x v(x). So you have to solve v(x) from [itex]e^{-v(x)-1} = k x[/itex]. Try taking logarithms on both sides.
Yes, until that step you were fine. Remember, you want the expression for v(x), and finally y(x) = x v(x). So you have to solve v(x) from [itex]e^{-v(x)-1} = k x[/itex]. Try taking logarithms on both sides.