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EXERCISE 1.3 · Q150

Q.If ey=yxe^y=y^x, show dydx=(log⁡y)2log⁡y−1\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{(\log y)^2}{\log y-1}.

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Given ey=yxe^y=y^x.

Step 1 — take log of both sides:

y=xlog⁡yy=x\log y

Step 2 — differentiate implicitly (product rule on the right):

dydx=log⁡y+x⋅1ydydx\frac{dy}{dx}=\log y+x\cdot\frac{1}{y}\frac{dy}{dx}

Step 3 — collect dy/dxdy/dx terms:

dydx−xydydx=log⁡y\frac{dy}{dx}-\frac{x}{y}\frac{dy}{dx}=\log y

dydx(y−xy)=log⁡y\frac{dy}{dx}\left(\frac{y-x}{y}\right)=\log y

dydx=ylog⁡yy−x\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{y\log y}{y-x}

Step 4 — express xx in terms of yy using Step 1 (y=xlog⁡y  ⟹  x=ylog⁡yy=x\log y \implies x=\dfrac{y}{\log y}): …

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