If $y$ is a function of $x$ and $\log (x+y)=2 x y$, then $\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}$ at $x=0$ is

If $y$ is a function of $x$ and $\log (x+y)=2 x y$, then $\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}$ at $x=0$ is
  1. $0$
  2. $-1$
  3. $1$
  4. $2$

Solution

$\log (x+y)=2 x y...(i)$ Differentiating both sides w.r.t. $x$, we get $\begin{aligned} & \left(\frac{1}{x+y}\right)\left(1+\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}\right)=2\left(x \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}+y\right) \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}=\frac{1-2 x y-2 y^2}{2 x^2+2 x y-1} \end{aligned}$ Putting $x=0$ in (i), we get $\begin{aligned} & y=1 \\ \therefore \quad & \left(\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}\right)_{x=0}=\frac{1-0-2}{0+0-1}=1 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (10 May Shift 2)

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