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EXERCISE 1.3 · Q144

Q.If ex+ey=ex+ye^x+e^y=e^{x+y}, show dydx=−ey−x\dfrac{dy}{dx}=-e^{y-x}.

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Given ex+ey=ex+y=exeye^x+e^y=e^{x+y}=e^xe^y.

Step 1 — differentiate implicitly:

ex+eydydx=ex+y(1+dydx)=ex+y+ex+ydydxe^x+e^y\frac{dy}{dx}=e^{x+y}\left(1+\frac{dy}{dx}\right)=e^{x+y}+e^{x+y}\frac{dy}{dx}

Step 2 — collect dy/dxdy/dx terms:

dydx(ey−ex+y)=ex+y−ex\frac{dy}{dx}\left(e^y-e^{x+y}\right)=e^{x+y}-e^x

dydx=ex+y−exey−ex+y=ex(ey−1)ey(1−ex)\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{e^{x+y}-e^x}{e^y-e^{x+y}}=\frac{e^x(e^y-1)}{e^y(1-e^x)}

Step 3 — use the original relation to simplify. Since ex+ey=exeye^x+e^y=e^xe^y, dividing by eye^y gives

exey+1=ex  ⟹  ey−1=eyex\frac{e^x}{e^y}+1=e^x \implies e^y-1=\frac{e^y}{e^x}

Substitute into the numerator:

dydx=ex⋅eyexey(1−ex)=eyey(1−ex)=11−ex\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{e^x\cdot\dfrac{e^y}{e^x}}{e^y(1-e^x)}=\frac{e^y}{e^y(1-e^x)}=\frac{1}{1-e^x} …

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