Question
Mathematics Question on Statistics
If yx+xy=a , then dxdy=
A
yx
B
xy
C
x
D
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Answer
xy
Explanation
Solution
yx+xy=a ....(i)
Squaring both sides of (i), we get
yx+xy+2=a
or x2+y2=(a−2)xy .....(ii)
Differentiating w.r.t. x, we have
2x+2ydxdy=(a−2)(y+xdxdy)
⇒2ydxdy−(a−2)xdxdy=(a−2)y−2x
⇒dxdy[2y−(a−2)x]=(a−2)y−2x
⇒dxdy=2y−(a−2)x(a−2)y−2x
⇒dxdy=2y−(xyx2+y2)x(xyx2+y2)y−2x (From (ii))
=x(y2y2−x2−y2)x2+y2−2x2=xy(y2−x2y2−x2)=xy