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OpenStudy (mony01):

How would i know the direction field of these DEs? 1. y' = 1 2. y' = t^2 3. y' = y 4. y' =t^2 +y^2 5. y' = y/t 6. y' = 1/t

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Hmm, I don't really remember how to do direction fields.. maybe we can figure this out though..

zepdrix (zepdrix):

So think about the first one a sec... At every point, the derivative has a slope of 1. If we were to integrate that function, we would get the family of functions y=t+c

zepdrix (zepdrix):

|dw:1410045563692:dw|When c=-1 we have a y-intercept of -1, so the line would look like this.

zepdrix (zepdrix):

|dw:1410045596126:dw|And the derivative at any point along that line (slope) would be 1, yes?

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