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If $x^{3}+y^{3}-3 a x y=0$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ equals
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Options:
  • A $\frac{a y-x^{2}}{y^{2}-a x}$
  • B $\frac{a y-x^{2}}{a y-y^{2}}$
  • C $\frac{x^{2}+a y}{y^{2}+a x}$
  • D $\frac{x^{2}+a y}{a x-y^{2}}$
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The correct answer is: $\frac{a y-x^{2}}{y^{2}-a x}$
Given, $x^{3}+y^{3}-3 a x y=0$
On differentiating w.r.t. $x$, we get $3 x^{2}+3 y^{2} \cdot \frac{d y}{d x}-3 a\left(x \frac{d y}{d x}+y\right)=0$
$\Rightarrow 3\left(x^{2}-a y\right)+3 \frac{d y}{d x}\left(y^{2}-a x\right)=0$
$\Rightarrow$
$\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{a y-x^{2}}{y^{2}-a x}$

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