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Q. The differential equation of the family of lines passing through the origin is:

KEAMKEAM 2002

Solution:

The equation of line passing through the origin is given by $ y=mx $ ...(i) On differentiating w.r.t. $ x, $ we get $ \frac{dy}{dx}=m $ $ \Rightarrow $ $ \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{y}{x} $ (using Eq. (i)) $ \Rightarrow $ $ x\frac{dy}{dx}-y=0 $