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JEE Main 2026 — 4 April, Evening Shift — Question 43

Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation: dydx+(3x2+2x+4x3+2x+4e−2x)y=2e−2x(x2+2x+4)(x3+2)(2+e−2x)\frac{dy}{dx} + \left(\frac{3x^2+2x+4}{x^3+2x+4e^{-2x}}\right)y = \frac{2e^{-2x}(x^2+2x+4)}{(x^3+2)(2+e^{-2x})}, x∈(−1,2),x∈(-1,2), satisfying y(0)=3/2.y(0)=3/2. If y(1)=α(2+e−2),y(1)=α(2+e^{-2}), then αα is equal to :

  1. Option A:

    138\frac{13}{8}

  2. Option B:

    613\frac{6}{13}

  3. Option C:

    1213\frac{12}{13}

  4. Option D:

    1312\frac{13}{12}

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

I.F. =e∫6x2+e−2x(3x2+2x3+4)(x3+2)(2+e−2x)dx=\mathrm{e}^{\int \frac{6 \mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\left(3 \mathrm{x}^{2}+2 \mathrm{x}^{3}+4\right)}{\left(\mathrm{x}^{3}+2\right)\left(2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\right)} \mathrm{dx}} =e∫6x2+e−2x(3x2−2x3−4)+(4x3+8)e−2x(x3+2)(2+e−2x)dx=\mathrm{e}^{\int \frac{6 \mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\left(3 \mathrm{x}^{2}-2 \mathrm{x}^{3}-4\right)+\left(4 \mathrm{x}^{3}+8\right) \mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}}{\left(\mathrm{x}^{3}+2\right)\left(2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\right)} \mathrm{dx}} Let (x3+2)(2+e−2x)=t\left(\mathrm{x}^{3}+2\right)\left(2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\right)=\mathrm{t} (6x2+e−2x(3x2−2x3−4))dx=dt\left(6 \mathrm{x}^{2}+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\left(3 \mathrm{x}^{2}-2 \mathrm{x}^{3}-4\right)\right) \mathrm{dx}=\mathrm{dt} I.F. =eln⁡(x3+2)(2+e−2x)−∫4e−2xdx2+e−2x=\mathrm{e}^{\ln \left(\mathrm{x}^{3}+2\right)\left(2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\right)-\int \frac{4 \mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}} \mathrm{dx}}{2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}}} =eℓn∣(x3+2)(2+e−2x)∣−2ℓn∣2+e−2x∣=\mathrm{e}^{\ell \mathrm{n}\left|\left(\mathrm{x}^{3}+2\right)\left(2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\right)\right|-2 \ell \mathrm{n}\left|2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}\right|} =eln⁡∣x3+22+e−2x∣=x3+22+e−2x=\mathrm{e}^{\ln \left|\frac{\mathrm{x}^{3}+2}{2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}}\right|}=\frac{\mathrm{x}^{3}+2}{2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}} ⇒y⋅(x3+22+e−2x)=∫(x3+22+e−2x)(e−2x+2)dx+C\Rightarrow \mathrm{y} \cdot\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}^{3}+2}{2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}}\right)=\int\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}^{3}+2}{2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}}\right)\left(\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}+2\right) \mathrm{dx}+\mathrm{C} y⋅(x3+22+e−2x)=x44+2x+Cy \cdot\left(\frac{x^{3}+2}{2+e^{-2 x}}\right)=\frac{x^{4}}{4}+2 x+C at y(0)=32⇒C=1y(0)=\frac{3}{2} \Rightarrow C=1 So y⋅(x3+22+e−2x)=x44+2x+1\mathrm{y} \cdot\left(\frac{\mathrm{x}^{3}+2}{2+\mathrm{e}^{-2 \mathrm{x}}}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{x}^{4}}{4}+2 \mathrm{x}+1 at x=1\mathrm{x}=1 y⋅(32+e−2)=14+2+1y \cdot\left(\frac{3}{2+e^{-2}}\right)=\frac{1}{4}+2+1 ⇒y=1312(e−2+2)\Rightarrow \mathrm{y}=\frac{13}{12}\left(\mathrm{e}^{-2}+2\right) So α=1312\alpha=\frac{13}{12}

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Differential Equations
Topic
Methods of solving a First Order,First Degree Differential