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MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE 1 (I) · Q217

Q.If xy=yxx^y=y^x, then dydx=\dfrac{dy}{dx}= (A) x(xlog⁡y−y)y(ylog⁡x−x)\dfrac{x(x\log y-y)}{y(y\log x-x)} (B) y(ylog⁡x−x)x(xlog⁡y−y)\dfrac{y(y\log x-x)}{x(x\log y-y)} (C) y2(1−log⁡x)x2(1−log⁡y)\dfrac{y^2(1-\log x)}{x^2(1-\log y)} (D) y(1−log⁡x)x(1−log⁡y)\dfrac{y(1-\log x)}{x(1-\log y)}

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Taking log⁡\log of both sides of xy=yxx^y=y^x: ylog⁡x=xlog⁡yy\log x=x\log y.

Differentiate both sides w.r.t. xx (using the product rule, with yy a function of xx):

y′log⁡x+yx=log⁡y+x⋅y′y.y'\log x+\frac{y}{x}=\log y+x\cdot\frac{y'}{y}.

Collect terms with y′y':

y′(log⁡x−xy)=log⁡y−yx.y'\left(\log x-\frac{x}{y}\right)=\log y-\frac{y}{x}.

Multiply throughout by xyxy:

y′(xylog⁡x−x2)=xylog⁡y−y2,y'\left(xy\log x-x^2\right)=xy\log y-y^2,

y′=xylog⁡y−y2xylog⁡x−x2=y(xlog⁡y−y)x(ylog⁡x−x).y'=\frac{xy\log y-y^2}{xy\log x-x^2}=\frac{y(x\log y-y)}{x(y\log x-x)}. …

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