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OpenStudy (wade123):

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP! CALC PROBLEM

OpenStudy (wade123):

yes can you please check?

OpenStudy (wade123):

:(

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

you are given:\[\frac{dy}{dx}=-\frac{x}{y}\]agreed?

OpenStudy (wade123):

yess

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

so now we re-arrange this and integrate to get:\[\int y dy=-\int x dx\]\[\therefore\frac{y^2}{2}=-\frac{x^2}{2}+C\]agreed?

OpenStudy (wade123):

yess

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

you can now find C by using the fact that the point (3, -4) lies on this curve

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

you should end up with:\[C=\frac{25}{2}\]

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

your curve is therefore given by:\[\frac{y^2}{2}=-\frac{x^2}{2}+\frac{25}{2}\]multiply across by 2 and re-arrange to get:\[x^2+y^2=25=5^2\]which represents a circle centered at the origin with radius 5

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

yes :)

OpenStudy (wade123):

hanks(:

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

yw :)

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