CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2001

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    If\[u=\log ({{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz),\] then \[(x,y,z)\left( \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial z} \right)\]is equal to:

    A)  0                            

    B)         1

    C)  \[u\]                    

    D)         3

    E)  \[-1\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\because \]\[u=\log ({{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz)\]        On differentiating w. r. t.\[x,y,z\]respectively, we get \[\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}=\frac{1}{{{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz}(3{{x}^{2}}-3yz)\] \[\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}=\frac{1}{{{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz}(3{{y}^{2}}-3xz)\] and \[\frac{\partial u}{\partial z}=\frac{1}{{{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz}(3{{z}^{2}}-3xy)\] \[\therefore \]  \[(x+y+z)\left( \frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial y}+\frac{\partial u}{\partial z} \right)\] \[=\frac{3(x+y+z)({{x}^{2}}+{{y}^{2}}+{{z}^{2}}-xy-yz-zx)}{({{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz)}\] \[=\frac{3({{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz)}{({{x}^{3}}+{{y}^{3}}+{{z}^{3}}-3xyz)}=3\]


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