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$x \sqrt{1+y}+y \sqrt{1+x}=0$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}=$
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Options:
  • A $1+x$
  • B $(1+x)^{-2}$
  • C $-(1+x)^{-1}$
  • D $-(1+x)^{-2}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $-(1+x)^{-2}$
$\begin{aligned} & x \sqrt{1+y}+y \sqrt{1+x}=0 \Rightarrow x^2(1+y)=y^2(1+x) \\ & \Rightarrow(x-y)(x+y+x y)=0 \Rightarrow x+y+x y=0, \quad\{\because x \neq y\} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{-1}{(1+x)^2} .\end{aligned}$

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