JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Limits, Continuity and Differentiability Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Continuity and Differentiability

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    Let \[y={{t}^{10}}+1\] and \[x={{t}^{8}}+1\], then \[\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}\] is equal to:

    A) \[\frac{5}{2}t\]

    B) \[20{{t}^{8}}\]

    C) \[\frac{5}{16{{t}^{6}}}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] We have, \[y={{t}^{10}}+1\therefore \frac{dy}{dt}=10{{t}^{9}}\]
    and \[x={{t}^{8}}+1\Rightarrow \frac{dx}{dt}=8{{t}^{7}}\]
    \[\therefore \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{\frac{dy}{dt}}{\frac{dx}{dt}}=\frac{10{{t}^{9}}}{8{{t}^{7}}}=\frac{5{{t}^{10}}}{4{{t}^{8}}}=\frac{5(y-1)}{4(x-1)}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,...(i)\]Differentiate (i) with respect to x, we get
    \[\therefore \frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}}=\frac{5}{4}.\frac{(x-1).\frac{dy}{dx}-(y-1)}{{{(x-1)}^{2}}}\]
    \[=\frac{5}{4}.\frac{1}{(x-1)}\left[ \frac{dy}{dx}-\frac{(y-1)}{(x-1)} \right]\]
    \[=\frac{5}{4}.\frac{1}{(x-1)}\left[ \frac{5}{4}.\frac{(y-1)}{(x-1)}-\frac{(y-1)}{(x-1)} \right]\]           [Putting (i)]
    \[=\frac{5}{4}.\frac{(y-1)}{{{(x-1)}^{2}}}\left( \frac{5}{4}-1 \right)=\frac{5}{16}.\frac{{{t}^{10}}}{{{({{t}^{8}})}^{2}}}=\frac{5}{16{{t}^{6}}}\]


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