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MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE 1 (II) · Q242

Q.If x=ex/yx=e^{x/y}, then show that dydx=x−yxlog⁡x\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{x-y}{x\log x}

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Taking log⁡\log of both sides of x=ex/yx=e^{x/y}:

log⁡x=xy ⇒ y=xlog⁡x.\log x=\frac{x}{y}\ \Rightarrow\ y=\frac{x}{\log x}.

Differentiate by the quotient rule:

dydx=(log⁡x)(1)−x⋅1x(log⁡x)2=log⁡x−1(log⁡x)2.\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{(\log x)(1)-x\cdot\dfrac1x}{(\log x)^2}=\frac{\log x-1}{(\log x)^2}.

Now verify this matches the target form: since y=xlog⁡xy=\dfrac{x}{\log x}, we have x−y=x−xlog⁡x=x(log⁡x−1)log⁡xx-y=x-\dfrac{x}{\log x}=\dfrac{x(\log x-1)}{\log x}, so …

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