MCQ
If $y = x\log \left( {{x \over {a + bx}}} \right)$, then ${x^3}{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} = $
  • A
    $x{{dy} \over {dx}} - y$
  • ${\left( {x{{dy} \over {dx}} - y} \right)^2}$
  • C
    $y{{dy} \over {dx}} - x$
  • D
    ${\left( {y{{dy} \over {dx}} - x} \right)^2}$

Answer

Correct option: B.
${\left( {x{{dy} \over {dx}} - y} \right)^2}$
b
(b) From the given relation $\frac{y}{x} = \log x - \log (a + bx)$

Differentiating we get $\frac{{\left( {x\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} - y} \right)}}{{{x^2}}} = \frac{1}{x} - \frac{1}{{a + bx}}b = \frac{a}{{x(a + bx)}}$

$\therefore x\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} - y = \frac{{ax}}{{a + bx}}$ .....$(i)$

Differentiating again w.r.t. $x,$ we get

$x\frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} + \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} - \frac{{dy}}{{dx}} = \frac{{(a + bx)a - ax.b}}{{{{(a + bx)}^2}}}$

==>$x\frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{{a^2}}}{{{{(a + bx)}^2}}}$

==> ${x^3}\frac{{{d^2}y}}{{d{x^2}}} = \frac{{{a^2}{x^2}}}{{{{(a + bx)}^2}}} = {\left( {x\frac{{dy}}{{dx}} - y} \right)^2}$ , [by $(i)$].

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