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EXERCISE 1.3 · Q134

Q.Show that dydx=yx\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{y}{x} in the following, where aa and pp are constants: xpy4=(x+y)p+4x^py^4=(x+y)^{p+4}, p∈Np\in N

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Given xpy4=(x+y)p+4x^py^4=(x+y)^{p+4}, pp a natural number constant.

Step 1 — take log:

plog⁡x+4log⁡y=(p+4)log⁡(x+y)p\log x+4\log y=(p+4)\log(x+y)

Step 2 — differentiate implicitly:

px+4ydydx=p+4x+y(1+dydx)\frac{p}{x}+\frac{4}{y}\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{p+4}{x+y}\left(1+\frac{dy}{dx}\right)

Step 3 — collect dy/dxdy/dx terms:

dydx[4y−p+4x+y]=p+4x+y−px\frac{dy}{dx}\left[\frac{4}{y}-\frac{p+4}{x+y}\right]=\frac{p+4}{x+y}-\frac{p}{x}

Step 4 — multiply through by xy(x+y)xy(x+y).

Left bracket: 4x(x+y)−(p+4)xy=4x2+4xy−pxy−4xy=4x2−pxy=x(4x−py)4x(x+y)-(p+4)xy=4x^2+4xy-pxy-4xy=4x^2-pxy=x(4x-py). …

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