If $x=at^4$ and $y=2at^2$, then $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}$ is equal to: |
$-\frac{1}{4at^4}$ $-\frac{2}{t^3}$ $-\frac{1}{t}$ $-\frac{1}{2at^6}$ |
$-\frac{1}{2at^6}$ |
The correct answer is Option (4) → $-\frac{1}{2at^6}$ $x=at^4$ and $y=2at^2$ $⇒\frac{dx}{dt}=4at^3$ ...(1) $⇒\frac{dy}{dt}=4at$ ...(2) from (1) and (2), $⇒\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1}{t^2}$ $⇒\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\frac{-2}{t^3}×\frac{dt}{dx}$ $=\frac{-2}{t^3}×\frac{1}{4at^3}$ $=\frac{-1}{2at^6}$ |