Question on drawing a diff.equation

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In summary, the conversation is discussing finding the slope of isoclines for the equation y'=1+x-y and the solution y=x+(1-c). It is mentioned that for c=0, the tangent lines are not perpendicular and the slope of each isocline can be assigned based on the equation. There is also mention of finding the slope for specific values of c.
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i got this equation

y'=1+x-y

i got y=x+(1-c)
for the isocline c=-1
i got tangent lines which are perpendicular

for c=0 the are not
why is that??
how do i find the slope of each isocline?
 
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What do you mean you "got y= x+ (1-c)"?
 
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this is a solution of this y'=1+x-y differential is y=x+(1-c)for the isocline c=-1
i got tangent lines which are perpendicular

for c=0 the are not
why is that??
how do i find the slope of each isocline?
 
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transgalactic said:
this is a solution of this y'=1+x-y differential is y=x+(1-c)
No, it isn't. If y= x+ (1-c), then y'= 1, obviously. The general solution to y'= 1+ x- y is
y= ce-x+ x.


for the isocline c=-1
i got tangent lines which are perpendicular

for c=0 the are not
why is that??
how do i find the slope of each isocline?
 
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ok
so generally how do i find the slope of each isocline
(those lines that we draw on the isoc lines)

??/
 
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You don't find the slope of an isocline- you assign it. For example, with dy/dx= 1+ x- y, the isocline ("iso-cline": equal slope) corresponding to slope 0 must include points (x,y) such that 1+ x- y= 0 or y= x+ 1. Draw that line. The isocline corresponding to slope 1 must include all points (x,y) such that 1+ x- y= 1 or y= x. Draw that line. choose whatever values, s, you want for the slope. The corresponding isocline is the line dy/dx= 1+ x- y= s or y= x+ (1-s).
 

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