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NCERT Exemplar · Q48

Q.Find dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} of the function expressed in parametric form: x=1+log⁡tt2, y=3+2log⁡ttx = \dfrac{1 + \log t}{t^2},\ y = \dfrac{3 + 2\log t}{t}.

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Differentiate xx and yy with respect to tt; on dividing, the common factor (−1−2log⁡t)(-1-2\log t) cancels and dydx=t\dfrac{dy}{dx}=t.

A curve in parametric form gives xx and yy separately as functions of a parameter tt. To get the slope we use

dydx=dy/dtdx/dt,dxdt≠0,\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dy/dt}{dx/dt},\qquad \frac{dx}{dt}\neq 0,

because both derivatives are taken with respect to the same tt, so the dtdt's cancel.

1. Differentiate xx

With x=1+log⁡tt2x=\dfrac{1+\log t}{t^2}, the quotient rule gives

dxdt=1t⋅t2−(1+log⁡t)(2t)t4=t−2t(1+log⁡t)t4=−1−2log⁡tt3.\frac{dx}{dt}=\frac{\frac{1}{t}\cdot t^2-(1+\log t)(2t)}{t^4}=\frac{t-2t(1+\log t)}{t^4}=\frac{-1-2\log t}{t^3}.

2. Differentiate yy

With y=3+2log⁡tty=\dfrac{3+2\log t}{t}, …

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