The slope field of the ODE
y' = {\color{blue}a}y + B
is given below.
Determine \color{blue}a
.
\color{blue}a
=
A
As a given point (x_0,y_0)
, the slope field shows a tiny piece of the tangent
of a solution of the ODE, on which (x_0,y_0)
lies.
The slope of the tangent is determined by the value of the right-hand side of the ODE at the point (x_0,y_0)
.
At the point \color{red}y_0 = y_\infty = C
the tangent slopes are zero.
We solve
{\color{red}y'_\infty} = 0= {\color{blue}a}{\color{red}negParens(C)} + B
to find {\color{blue}a}
.
Thus, we get {\color{blue}a} = A
.