A calculus problem by Abhinav Raichur

Calculus Level 5

consider the function y=1/[x+x^{2}]

find the value of 100000 * y ( 99999 ) y^{(99999)} + 9999900000 * y ( 99998 ) y^{(99998)} as value of x tends to zero.

y ( n ) y^{(n)} denotes the n'th derivative of y.


The answer is 0.

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1 solution

Abhinav Raichur
May 12, 2015

given y=1/[x+x^{2}] hence y(x+x^{2}) = 1. (asterix denotes multiplication)

differentiating once we get

y ( 1 ) y^{(1)} * (x+x^{2}) + y * (2x+1) =0 ( first derivative relation )

differentiating again we get ....

y ( 2 ) y^{(2)} * (x+x^{2}) + 2 * y ( 1 ) y^{(1)} (2x+1) + 2 * y =0 ( second derivative relation )

going on like that ... we get the general form to be ........

(x+x^{2}) * y ( n ) y^{(n)} + (2x+1) * y ( n 1 ) y^{(n-1)} * n + n * (n-1) * y ( n 2 ) y^{(n-2)} = 0

we need the derivative at x=0 ........... plugging in x=0 and n=100000 we get

100000 * y ( 99999 ) y^{(99999)} + 9999900000 * y ( 99998 ) y^{(99998)} = 0. hence '0' is the corect answer.

Oops, I didn't see that coming. :)

Efren Medallo - 6 years ago

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he he :) ..... :P

Abhinav Raichur - 6 years ago

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Have you tried this ? :)

Efren Medallo - 6 years ago

@saurabh tripathi could you please share your approach?? ...... Just curious!

Abhinav Raichur - 6 years ago

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