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If $(x e)^{y}=e^{y}$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ is
MathematicsApplication of DerivativesKCETKCET 2020
Options:
  • A $\frac{\log x}{(1+\log x)^{2}}$
  • B $\frac{1}{(1+\log x)^{2}}$
  • C $\frac{\log x}{(1+\log x)}$
  • D $\frac{e^{x}}{x(y-1)}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac{\log x}{(1+\log x)^{2}}$
We have, $(x e)^{y}=e^{x}$
Taking log on both sides at base $e$, we get
$\begin{aligned}
y \log (x e) &=x \log e \\
\Rightarrow \quad & y(\log x+\log e) &=x\left(\because \log _{e} e=1\right) \\
\Rightarrow \quad y &=\frac{x}{\log x+1}
\end{aligned}$
On differentiating both sides w.r.t. $x$, we get
$\begin{aligned}
\frac{d y}{d x} &=\frac{(\log x+1)-x\left(\frac{1}{x}+0\right)}{(\log x+1)^{2}} \\
\Rightarrow \quad \frac{d y}{d x} &=\frac{\log x}{(\log x+1)^{2}}
\end{aligned}$

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