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If \(x \sqrt{1+y}+y \sqrt{1+x}=0\), then \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) is equal to

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

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Given that \(x \sqrt{1+y}=-y \sqrt{1+x}\) On squaring both sides, we get \(\begin{array}{cc} & x^2(1+y)=y^2(1+x) \\ \Rightarrow & x^2-y^2+x^2 y-x y^2=0 \\ \Rightarrow & (x-y)(x+y)+x y(x-y)=0 \\ \Rightarrow & (x-y)(x+y+x y)=0 \end{array}\) \(x-y \neq 0\) because it does not…