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AP EAMCET · Maths · Differential Equations

The differential equation \(\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{1}{a x+b y+c}\), where \(a, b, c\) are all non-zero real numbers, is

  1. A linear in y
  2. B linear in x
  3. C linear in both x and y
  4. D homogeneous equation
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(B) linear in x

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Given differential equation, \(\begin{aligned} & \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{1}{a x+b y+c} \\ & \frac{d y}{d x}=a x+b y+c \\ & \frac{d x}{d y}-a x=b y+c \end{aligned}\) Hence, this equation is a linear differential equation in \(x\).