JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Differentiation by Substitution

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    If \[y={{\left( x+\sqrt{1+{{x}^{2}}} \right)}^{n}},\] then \[(1+{{x}^{2}})\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}+x\frac{dy}{dx}\] is [AIEEE 2002]

    A)            \[{{n}^{2}}y\]

    B)            \[-{{n}^{2}}y\]

    C)            \[-y\]

    D)            \[2{{x}^{2}}y\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

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


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