Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Calculus

Question:

If $e^y=x^x$, then which of the following is true?

Options:

$y \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=1$

$\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}-y=0$

$\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}-\frac{d y}{d x}=0$

$y \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}-\frac{d y}{d x}+1=0$

Correct Answer:

$y \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}-\frac{d y}{d x}+1=0$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → $y \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}-\frac{d y}{d x}+1=0$

Given $e^y=x^x$

Taking logarithm

$y=x\log_e x$

Differentiate

$\frac{dy}{dx}=\log_e x+1$

Differentiate again

$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}=\frac{1}{x}$

Substitute in $y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}-\frac{dy}{dx}+1$

$=x\log_e x\cdot\frac{1}{x}-(\log_e x+1)+1$

$=\log_e x-\log_e x-1+1=0$

The correct relation is $y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}-\frac{dy}{dx}+1=0$.