The direction field of the ODE
y' = y^2 + {\color{orange}a}y + {\color{teal}b}
is given below.
Determine \color{orange}a
and \color{teal}b
.
\color{orange}a
=
-T
\color{teal}b
=
D
At 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 points \color{red}A
und \color{blue}B
the tangent slopes are zero.
Thus \color{red}A
and \color{blue}B
must be the roots of the right-hand side y' = y^2 + {\color{orange}a}y + {\color{teal}b}
.
With (y- A) (y- B) = y^2 +{\color{orange}a}y + {\color{teal}b}
one gets {\color{orange}a} = -T
and {\color{teal}b} =D
.