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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 12 - 5. continuity and differentiation

If \((a+\sqrt{2} b \cos x)(a-\sqrt{2} b \cos y)=a^{2}-b^{2}\) where \(a>b>0,\) then \(\frac{d x}{d y}\) at \(\left(\frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{\pi}{4}\right)\) is

  1. A \(\frac{a-b}{a+b}\)
  2. B \(\frac{a+b}{a-b}\)
  3. C \(\frac{2 a+b}{2 a-b}\)
  4. D \(\frac{a-2 b}{a+2 b}\)
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(B) \(\frac{a+b}{a-b}\)

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\((a+\sqrt{2} b \cos x)(a-\sqrt{2} b \cos y)=a^{2}-b^{2}\) \(\Rightarrow a^{2}-\sqrt{2} a b \cos y+\sqrt{2} a b \cos x\) \(-2 b^{2} \cos x \cos y=a^{2}-b^{2}\) Differentiating both sides: \(0-\sqrt{2} ab \left(-\sin y \frac{ dy }{ dx }\right)+\sqrt{2} ab (-\sin x )\)…