The differential equation is and point is
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Slope field is
A direction field is graphical representation of the solutions of a first order differential equation.
\Create a table to compute the slope at several values of and
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Now draw the short line segments with their slopes at respective points.
\The result is the direction field of the differential equation.
\Graph the directional field of differential equation:
\Observe the table:
\The slope of the differential equation at point is
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Now draw a solution curve so that it move parallel to the near by segments.
\The resulting curve is solution curve which passes through .
Note:
\The curve in pink color is the solution curve passing through the point .
Directional field of differential equation is
Graph of the solution curve passing through is