Math Help - e^-x dy/dx = 1

1. e^-x dy/dx = 1

Solve e^-x dy/dx = 1
when y=5 and x = 0

the solution I have been given is

this is far I go before getting confused as the solution I have been given is wrong or else my methods are wrong. can some correct me please?

2. Re: e^-x dy/dx = 1

Originally Posted by decoy808
Solve e^-x dy/dx = 1
when y=5 and x = 0

the solution I have been given is

this is far I go before getting confused as the solution I have been given is wrong or else my methods are wrong. can some correct me please?

$e^{-x} \frac{dy}{dx}=1$

$\frac{dy}{dx}=e^x$

$dy=e^x{dx}$

$\int dy=\int e^x{dx}$

$y=e^x+C$

$(0,5)$

$5=e^0+C$

$5=1+C$

$C=4$

Hence:

$y=e^x+4$

3. Re: e^-x dy/dx = 1

Originally Posted by decoy808
Solve e^-x dy/dx = 1
when y=5 and x = 0

the solution I have been given is

this is far I go before getting confused as the solution I have been given is wrong or else my methods are wrong. can some correct me please?
You're integrating a term with x in as part of dy when it should be integrated with respect to x.

Since this equation is separable it's much easier to multiply both sides by $e^x$

$e^{-x} \cdot e^x\ dy = e^{x} \ dx \ \Leftrightarrow \ dy = e^x\ dx$

Then proceed as per Also sprach Zarathustra's method