Form the differential equation of the family of parabolas having vertex at origin and axis along positive $y$-axis.
Form the differential equation of the family of parabolas having vertex at origin and axis along positive $y$-axis.
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. : Equation of parabola having vertex at origin and axis along positive $y$-axis is
${x^2} = 4ay$, where $a$ is the parameter. …(1)
Differentiating (1) w.r.t. $x$,
we get
$2x = 4a{y_1} \Rightarrow \cfrac{{2x}}{{{y_1}}} = 4a$
…(2)
Substituting the value of $4a$ from equation (2) in equation (1),
we get
${x^2} = \cfrac{{2x}}{{{y_1}}}y \Rightarrow {x^2}{y_1} - 2xy = 0 \Rightarrow x{y_1} - 2y = 0$
which is the required differential equation.
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