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MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE 1 (II) · Q243

Q.If y=f(x)y=f(x) is a differentiable function then show that d2xdy2=−(dydx)−3⋅d2ydx2\dfrac{d^2x}{dy^2}=-\left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)^{-3}\cdot\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}

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Since y=f(x)y=f(x) is differentiable with dydx≠0\dfrac{dy}{dx}\ne0, the inverse-function relation gives

dxdy=(dydx)−1.\frac{dx}{dy}=\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{-1}.

Differentiate both sides w.r.t. yy, using the chain rule to switch the differentiation variable to xx (since ddy=dxdy⋅ddx\dfrac{d}{dy}=\dfrac{dx}{dy}\cdot\dfrac{d}{dx}):

d2xdy2=ddy[(dydx)−1]=dxdy⋅ddx[(dydx)−1].\frac{d^2x}{dy^2}=\frac{d}{dy}\left[\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{-1}\right]=\frac{dx}{dy}\cdot\frac{d}{dx}\left[\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^{-1}\right]. …

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