JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Limits and Derivatives

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    If \[y=\left( 1+\frac{1}{x} \right)\left( 1+\frac{2}{x} \right)\left( 1+\frac{3}{x} \right)....\left( 1+\frac{n}{x} \right)\] and \[x\ne 0.\] then \[\frac{dy}{dx}\] when \[x=-1\] is

    A) \[n!\]

    B) \[(n-1)!\]

    C) \[{{(-1)}^{n}}(n-1)!\]

    D) \[{{(-1)}^{n}}n!\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[y=\left( 1+\frac{1}{x} \right)\left( 1+\frac{2}{x} \right)\left( 1+\frac{3}{x} \right)...\left( 1+\frac{n}{x} \right)\] \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\left( -\frac{1}{{{x}^{2}}} \right)\left( 1+\frac{2}{x} \right)\left( 1+\frac{3}{x} \right)...\left( 1+\frac{n}{x} \right)\] \[+\left( 1+\frac{1}{x} \right)\left( -\frac{2}{{{x}^{2}}} \right)\left( 1+\frac{3}{x} \right)...\left( 1+\frac{n}{x} \right)\] \[+...+\left( 1+\frac{1}{x} \right)\left( 1+\frac{2}{x} \right)\left( 1+\frac{3}{x} \right)...\left( -\frac{n}{{{x}^{2}}} \right)\] \[\because {{\left. \frac{dy}{dx} \right|}_{x=-1}}=(-1)(-1)(-2)(-3)...(1-n)\] \[={{(-1)}^{n}}(1)(2)(3)...(n-1)={{(-1)}^{n}}(n-1)!\]


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