Differentiation Question 410

Question: If $ x^{2}e^{y}+2xye^{x}+13=0 $ , then dy/dx =

[RPET 1987]

Options:

A) $ \frac{2x{e^{y-x}}+2y(x+1)}{x(x{e^{y-x}}+2)} $

B) $ \frac{2x{e^{x-y}}+2y(x+1)}{x(x{e^{y-x}}+2)} $

C) $ -\frac{2x{e^{y-x}}+2y(x+1)}{x(x{e^{y-x}}+2)} $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \frac{dy}{dx}=-\frac{\partial f/\partial x}{\partial f/\partial y}=-\frac{2xe^{y}+2xye^{x}+2ye^{x}}{x^{2}e^{y}+2xe^{x}} $

$ =-\frac{2x{e^{y-x}}+2y(x+1)}{x(x{e^{y-x}}+2)} $ , [Dividing $ N^{r} $ and $ D^{r} $ by $ e^{x} $ ].