If $y = \sqrt{2024x+2025}$, then which of the following is correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → $y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+(\frac{dy}{dx})^2=0$
Given
$y=\sqrt{2024x+2025}$
$y=(2024x+2025)^{\frac{1}{2}}$
$\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1}{2}(2024x+2025)^{-\frac{1}{2}}\cdot2024$
$\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1012}{\sqrt{2024x+2025}}$
$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=1012\cdot\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)(2024x+2025)^{-\frac{3}{2}}\cdot2024$
$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=-\frac{1012\cdot2024}{2(2024x+2025)^{\frac{3}{2}}}$
$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=-\frac{1012\cdot1012}{(2024x+2025)^{\frac{3}{2}}}$
$y=\sqrt{2024x+2025}$, $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1012}{y}$
$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=-\frac{1012^2}{y^3}$
Now compute
$y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2$
$=y\left(-\frac{1012^2}{y^3}\right)+\left(\frac{1012}{y}\right)^2$
$=-\frac{1012^2}{y^2}+\frac{1012^2}{y^2}$
$=0$
Hence the correct relation is $y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2=0$