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EXERCISE 1.3 · Q141

Q.If log⁡(x+y)=log⁡(xy)+p\log(x+y)=\log(xy)+p (pp constant), prove dydx=−y2x2\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-\dfrac{y^2}{x^2}.

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Given log⁡(x+y)=log⁡(xy)+p\log(x+y)=\log(xy)+p, with pp constant.

Step 1 — expand log⁡(xy)=log⁡x+log⁡y\log(xy)=\log x+\log y:

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

Step 2 — differentiate both sides implicitly (the constant pp vanishes):

1+dydxx+y=1x+1ydydx\frac{1+\dfrac{dy}{dx}}{x+y}=\frac1x+\frac1y\frac{dy}{dx}

Step 3 — multiply through by xy(x+y)xy(x+y):

xy(1+dydx)=y(x+y)+x(x+y)dydxxy\left(1+\frac{dy}{dx}\right)=y(x+y)+x(x+y)\frac{dy}{dx}

xy+xydydx=y(x+y)+x(x+y)dydxxy+xy\frac{dy}{dx}=y(x+y)+x(x+y)\frac{dy}{dx}

Step 4 — collect dy/dxdy/dx terms: …

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