GATE CE 2023 Set 1 — Question 30

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NAT+1 / -0MediumFirst-Order Linear EquationsOrdinary Differential EquationsEngineering MathematicsInitial Value Problems

Engineering Mathematics → Ordinary Differential Equations → First-Order Linear Equations

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In the differential equation dydx+αxy=0\frac{dy}{dx} + \alpha x y = 0, α\alpha is a positive constant. If y=1.0y = 1.0 at x=0.0x = 0.0, and y=0.8y = 0.8 at x=1.0x = 1.0, the value of α\alpha is _______________(rounded off to three decimal places).
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