Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

If $y=\frac{x}{a+\frac{x}{b+\frac{x}{a+\frac{x}{b+\frac{x}{a+...∞}}}}}$, then $\frac{dy}{dx}$ is:

Options:

$\frac{a}{ab+2ay}$

$\frac{b}{ab+2ay}$

$\frac{a}{ab+2by}$

$\frac{b}{ab+2ay}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{b}{ab+2ay}$

Explanation:

We have, $y=\frac{x}{a+\frac{x}{b+\frac{x}{a+\frac{x}{b+\frac{x}{a+...∞}}}}}$

$⇒y=\frac{x}{a+\frac{x}{b+y}}⇒y=\frac{x(b+y)}{ab+ay+x}$

$⇒aby+ay^2+xy=xb+xy⇒aby+ay^2=xb$

On differentiating w.r.t. x, we get :

$(ab+2ay)\frac{dy}{dx}=b$

$\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{b}{ab+2ay}$