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JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 24. Differentiation

\(\frac{d^2 x}{d y^2}\) equals

  1. A
    \(\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)^{-1}\)
  2. B
    \(-\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)^{-1}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-3}\)
  3. C
    \(\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-2}\)
  4. D
    \(-\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-3}\)
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Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(D)
\(-\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-3}\)

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

Since,
\[
\begin{aligned}
\Rightarrow \quad \frac{d}{d y}\left(\frac{d x}{d y}\right) & =\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-1} \frac{d x}{d y} \\
\frac{d^2 x}{d y^2} & =-\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-2}\left(\frac{d x}{d y}\right) \\
& =-\left(\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^{-3}
\end{aligned}
\]
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