JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differential Equations Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Differential Equations

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    If \[{{y}^{2}}=p(x)\] is a polynomial of degree 3, then what is \[2\frac{d}{dx}\left[ {{y}^{3}}\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}} \right]\] equal to?

    A) p'(x)p"'(x)

    B) p"(x)p'"(x)

    C) p(x)p"'(x)

    D) A constant

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Given that \[{{y}^{2}}=p(x)\]Differentiating
    \[\Rightarrow 2y{{y}_{1}}=p'(x)\]\[\left[ here{{y}_{1}}=\frac{dy}{dx} \right]\]
    \[\Rightarrow 2{{y}_{1}}=\frac{p'(x)}{y}\]
    Differentiating again,
    \[\Rightarrow 2{{y}_{2}}=\frac{yp''(x)-p'(x){{y}_{1}}}{{{y}^{2}}},\left[ {{y}_{2}}=\frac{{{d}^{2}}y}{d{{x}^{2}}} \right]\]
    \[\Rightarrow 2{{y}_{2}}=\frac{yp''(x)-\frac{p'(x).p'(x)}{2y}}{{{y}^{2}}}\]
    \[=\frac{2{{y}^{2}}p''(x)-p'(x){{)}^{2}}}{2{{y}^{3}}}\]
    \[\Rightarrow 2{{y}^{3}}{{y}_{2}}=\frac{1}{2}[2{{y}^{2}}p''(x)-{{(p'(x))}^{2}}]\]
    \[\Rightarrow 2{{y}^{3}}{{y}_{2}}=\frac{1}{2}[2p(x)p''(x)-{{(p'(x))}^{2}}]\]
    \[\Rightarrow \,\,\,2\frac{d}{dx}({{y}^{3}}{{y}_{2}})\]
    \[=\frac{1}{2}[2p'(x)p''(x)+2p(x)p'''(x)-2p'(x)p''(x)]\]
    \[=p(x)p'''(x)\]


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