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MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE 1 (II) · Q247

Q.If y2=a2cos⁡2x+b2sin⁡2xy^2=a^2\cos^2x+b^2\sin^2x, show that y+d2ydx2=a2b2y3y+\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\dfrac{a^2b^2}{y^3}

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Differentiate y2=a2cos⁡2x+b2sin⁡2xy^2=a^2\cos^2x+b^2\sin^2x w.r.t. xx:

2yy′=−2a2cos⁡xsin⁡x+2b2sin⁡xcos⁡x=2sin⁡xcos⁡x(b2−a2)=(b2−a2)sin⁡2x.2yy'=-2a^2\cos x\sin x+2b^2\sin x\cos x=2\sin x\cos x(b^2-a^2)=(b^2-a^2)\sin2x.

So yy′=(b2−a2)2sin⁡2xyy'=\dfrac{(b^2-a^2)}{2}\sin2x. Differentiate again:

y′2+yy′′=(b2−a2)cos⁡2x.y'^2+yy''=(b^2-a^2)\cos2x.

Also, from y2=a2cos⁡2x+b2sin⁡2x=a2+(b2−a2)sin⁡2xy^2=a^2\cos^2x+b^2\sin^2x=a^2+(b^2-a^2)\sin^2x, we get (b2−a2)sin⁡2x=y2−a2(b^2-a^2)\sin^2x=y^2-a^2, and similarly (b2−a2)cos⁡2x=b2−y2(b^2-a^2)\cos^2x=b^2-y^2 (since y2=b2−(b2−a2)cos⁡2xy^2=b^2-(b^2-a^2)\cos^2x). So

(b2−a2)cos⁡2x=(b2−a2)(cos⁡2x−sin⁡2x)=(b2−y2)−(y2−a2)=a2+b2−2y2.(b^2-a^2)\cos2x=(b^2-a^2)(\cos^2x-\sin^2x)=(b^2-y^2)-(y^2-a^2)=a^2+b^2-2y^2.

Also y′2=(yy′)2y2=(b2−a2)2sin⁡2xcos⁡2xy2=(y2−a2)(b2−y2)y2y'^2=\dfrac{(yy')^2}{y^2}=\dfrac{(b^2-a^2)^2\sin^2x\cos^2x}{y^2}=\dfrac{(y^2-a^2)(b^2-y^2)}{y^2} (using the two boxed relations above).

So

yy′′=a2+b2−2y2−y′2=a2+b2−2y2−(y2−a2)(b2−y2)y2.yy''=a^2+b^2-2y^2-y'^2=a^2+b^2-2y^2-\frac{(y^2-a^2)(b^2-y^2)}{y^2}. …

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