If $x=\sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\sin ^{-1} \mathrm{t}}}$ and $y=\sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\cos ^{-1} \mathrm{t}}}$, then…

If $x=\sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\sin ^{-1} \mathrm{t}}}$ and $y=\sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\cos ^{-1} \mathrm{t}}}$, then $\frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{~d} x^2}$ is
  1. $\frac{-y}{x^2}$
  2. $\frac{y^2}{2 x^2}$
  3. $\frac{2y}{x^2}$
  4. $\frac{-2y}{x^2}$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} x y & =\sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\sin ^{-1} \mathrm{t}}} \cdot \sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\cos ^{-1} \mathrm{t}}} \\ & =\sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\sin ^{-1} \mathrm{t}+\cos ^{-1} \mathrm{t}}} \\ \therefore \quad x y & =\sqrt{\mathrm{e}^{\frac{\pi}{2}}} \end{aligned}$ Differentiating both sides w.r.t. $x$, we get $\begin{aligned} & x \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}+y \cdot 1=0 \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}=-\frac{y}{x}...(i) \end{aligned}$ $\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{~d} x^2} & =-\left(\frac{x \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}-y \cdot 1}{x^2}\right) \\ \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{d}^2 y}{\mathrm{~d}^2} & =-\left(\frac{x\left(-\frac{y}{x}\right)-y}{x^2}\right)... [From (i)] \\ & =\frac{2 y}{x^2}\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (14 May Shift 2)

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