JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Differentiation by Substitution

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    \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}x}{d{{y}^{2}}}\] is equal to [AMU 2001]

    A)            \[\frac{1}{{{(dy/dx)}^{2}}}\]

    B)            \[\frac{\left( {{d}^{2}}y/d{{x}^{2}} \right)}{{{\left( dy/dx \right)}^{2}}}\]

    C)            \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}\]

    D)            \[\frac{\left( -{{d}^{2}}y/d{{x}^{2}} \right)}{{{\left( dy/dx \right)}^{2}}}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}x}{d{{y}^{2}}}=\frac{d}{dy}\,\left( \frac{dx}{dy} \right)=\frac{d}{dy}\left( \frac{1}{\frac{dy}{dx}} \right)=\frac{-1}{{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}}\,.\,\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}\].


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