If $2 x^{y}+3 y^{x}=20$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ at $(2,2)$ is equal to :
Solution
Given, $2 x^y+3 y^x=20$ ..........(i)
<br/><br/>Let $u=x^y$
<br/><br/>On taking log both sides, we get
<br/><br/>$\log u=y \log x$
<br/><br/>On differentiating both sides with respect to $x$, we get
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{array}{rlrl}
& \frac{1}{u} \frac{d u}{d x} =y \frac{1}{x}+\log x \frac{d y}{d x} \\\\
& \Rightarrow \frac{d u}{d x} =u\left(\frac{y}{x}+\log x \frac{d y}{d x}\right) \\\\
& \Rightarrow \frac{d u}{d x} =x^y\left(\frac{y}{x}+\log x \frac{d y}{d x}\right) .........(ii)
\end{array}
$$
<br/><br/>Also, let $v=y^x$
<br/><br/>On taking log both sides, we get
<br/><br/>$\log v=x \log y$
<br/><br/>On differentiating both sides, we get
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{array}{rlrl}
& \frac{1}{v} \frac{d v}{d x} =x \frac{1}{y} \frac{d y}{d x}+\log y \cdot 1 \\\\
&\Rightarrow \frac{d v}{d x} =v\left(\frac{x}{y} \frac{d y}{d x}+\log y\right) \\\\
&\Rightarrow \frac{d v}{d x} =y^x\left(\frac{x}{y} \frac{d y}{d x}+\log y\right) ..........(iii)
\end{array}
$$
<br/><br/>Now, from Equation (i), $2 u+3 v=20$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow 2 \frac{d u}{d x}+3 \frac{d v}{d x}=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow 2 x^y\left(\frac{y}{x}+\log x \frac{d y}{d x}\right)+3 y^x\left(\frac{x}{y} \frac{d y}{d x}+\log y\right)=0 \text { [Using Eqs. (ii) and (iii)] }
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>On putting $x=2$ and $y=2$, we get
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& 2(4)\left(1+\log 2 \frac{d y}{d x}\right)+3(4)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}+\log 2\right)=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}(8 \log 2+12)+(8+12 \log 2)=0 \\\\
& \Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=-\left(\frac{2+3 \log 2}{3+2 \log 2}\right) \\\\
& \Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=-\left(\frac{2+\log 8}{3+\log 4}\right)
\end{aligned}
$$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Differentiation · Topic: Derivatives of Standard Functions
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