Differentiation Question 13

Question: If $ y=\frac{1}{4}u^{4},u=\frac{2}{3}x^{3}+5 $ , then $ \frac{dy}{dx}= $

[DSSE 1979]

Options:

A) $ \frac{1}{27}x^{2}{{(2x^{3}+15)}^{3}} $

B) $ \frac{2}{27}x{{(2x^{3}+5)}^{3}} $

C) $ \frac{2}{27}x^{2}{{(2x^{3}+15)}^{3}} $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{dy}{du}.\frac{du}{dx}=u^{3}.2x^{2} $

$ ={{( \frac{2}{3}x^{3}+5 )}^{3}}.2x^{2}=\frac{2}{27}x^{2}{{(2x^{3}+15)}^{3}} $ .