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JEE Main 29 June 2022, Shift 2, Maths Q22

Question 22 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 22 of 30, Section B.

Let

y = y(x)

x > 1

, be the solution of the differential equation

(x - 1)\frac{dy}{dx} + 2xy = \frac{1}{x - 1}

, with

y(2) = \frac{1 + e^4}{2e^4}

. If

y(3) = \frac{e^{\alpha} + 1}{\beta e^{\alpha}}

, then the value of

\alpha + \beta

is equal to ___.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Differential Equations
Topic: Linear Differential Equations
Idea tested: Integrating Factor Calculation

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