We have a first-order linear differential equation:

$t(t - 4) \frac{dy}{dt} + y = 0, \quad y(2) = 1$

To solve this differential equation, let's first rewrite it in standard linear form:

$\frac{dy}{dt} + \frac{1}{t(t - 4)} y = 0$

This is a linear differential equation of the form:

$\frac{dy}{dt} + p(t) y = 0,$

where $p(t) = \frac{1}{t(t - 4)}$.

Step 1: Find the Integrating Factor

The integrating factor $\mu(t)$ is given by:

$\mu(t) = e^{\int p(t) \, dt} = e^{\int \frac{1}{t(t - 4)} \, dt}$

To compute this integral, we use partial fraction decomposition:

$\frac{1}{t(t - 4)} = \frac{A}{t} + \frac{B}{t - 4}$

Let's find $A$ and $B$ by equating:

$1 = A(t - 4) + Bt.$

Solving for $A$ and $B$, we get:

• For $t = 4$: $1 = 4B \Rightarrow B = \frac{1}{4}$
• For $t = 0$: $1 = -4A \Rightarrow A = -\frac{1}{4}$

Thus:

$\frac{1}{t(t - 4)} = -\frac{1}{4t} + \frac{1}{4(t - 4)}.$

Now, we integrate:

$\int \frac{1}{t(t - 4)} \, dt = \int \left( -\frac{1}{4t} + \frac{1}{4(t - 4)} \right) \, dt = -\frac{1}{4} \ln |t| + \frac{1}{4} \ln |t - 4| + C.$

Simplify the integrating factor:

$\mu(t) = e^{-\frac{1}{4} \ln |t| + \frac{1}{4} \ln |t - 4|} = \left( \frac{|t - 4|}{|t|} \right)^{1/4}.$

Step 2: Solve the Differential Equation

Now, multiply the differential equation by the integrating factor $\mu(t)$:

$\left( \frac{|t - 4|}{|t|} \right)^{1/4} \frac{dy}{dt} + \left( \frac{|t - 4|}{|t|} \right)^{1/4} \cdot \frac{1}{t(t - 4)} y = 0.$

Simplify to find $y(t)$, and apply the initial condition $y(2) = 1$.

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