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If y=2024x+2025y = \sqrt{2024x + 2025}, then which of the following is correct?

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✅ Correct Option: 4

Given y=2024x+2025y = \sqrt{2024x + 2025}

y=(2024x+2025)1/2y = (2024x + 2025)^{1/2}

Using the chain rule:

dydx=12(2024x+2025)−1/2×2024\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{2}(2024x + 2025)^{-1/2} \times 2024

dydx=202422024x+2025\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2024}{2\sqrt{2024x + 2025}}

Since y=2024x+2025y = \sqrt{2024x + 2025}:

dydx=1012y\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1012}{y}


To find the second derivative, rewrite dydx=1012y−1\frac{dy}{dx} = 1012y^{-1}

d2ydx2=1012×(−1)y−2×dydx\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = 1012 \times (-1)y^{-2} \times \frac{dy}{dx}

d2ydx2=−1012y2×dydx\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = -\frac{1012}{y^2} \times \frac{dy}{dx}

Substituting dydx=1012y\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1012}{y}:

d2ydx2=−1012y2×1012y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = -\frac{1012}{y^2} \times \frac{1012}{y}

d2ydx2=−10122y3\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = -\frac{1012^2}{y^3}


Consider the equation: yd2ydx2+(dydx)2=0y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 = 0

The first term:

yd2ydx2=y×(−10122y3)y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = y \times \left(-\frac{1012^2}{y^3}\right)

yd2ydx2=−10122y2y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = -\frac{1012^2}{y^2}

The second term:

(dydx)2=(1012y)2\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 = \left(\frac{1012}{y}\right)^2

(dydx)2=10122y2\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 = \frac{1012^2}{y^2}

Therefore:

yd2ydx2+(dydx)2=−10122y2+10122y2y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 = -\frac{1012^2}{y^2} + \frac{1012^2}{y^2}

yd2ydx2+(dydx)2=0y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 = 0

The equation yd2ydx2+(dydx)2=0y\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 = 0 is satisfied.

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