JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Differentiation by Substitution

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     If \[{{y}^{2}}=a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c\], then \[{{y}^{3}}\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}\]is               [DCE 1999]

    A)            A constant

    B)            A function of x only

    C)            A function of y only

    D)            A function of x and y

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               \[{{y}^{2}}=a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c\Rightarrow 2y\frac{dy}{dx}=2ax+b\]                    Þ \[2{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}+2y\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=2a\Rightarrow y\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=a-{{\left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)}^{2}}\]                    Þ\[y\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=a-{{\left( \frac{2ax+b}{2y} \right)}^{2}}\]Þ \[y\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=\frac{4a{{y}^{2}}-{{(2ax+b)}^{2}}}{4{{y}^{2}}}\]                    Þ \[4{{y}^{3}}\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=4a(a{{x}^{2}}+bx+c)-(4{{a}^{2}}{{x}^{2}}+4abx+{{b}^{2}})\]            Þ\[4{{y}^{3}}\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=4ac-{{b}^{2}}\Rightarrow {{y}^{3}}\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=\frac{4ac-{{b}^{2}}}{4}=\]a constant.


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