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If ex+ey=ex+ye^x + e^y = e^{x+y}, then dydx\frac{dy}{dx} =

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Correct Option: 3

Given ex+ey=ex+ye^x + e^y = e^{x+y}

Differentiating both sides with respect to xx:

ex+eydydx=ex+y(1+dydx)e^x + e^y \cdot \dfrac{dy}{dx} = e^{x+y} \cdot \left(1 + \dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)


ex+eydydx=ex+y+ex+ydydxe^x + e^y \cdot \dfrac{dy}{dx} = e^{x+y} + e^{x+y} \cdot \dfrac{dy}{dx}

eydydxex+ydydx=ex+yexe^y \cdot \dfrac{dy}{dx} - e^{x+y} \cdot \dfrac{dy}{dx} = e^{x+y} - e^x

dydx(eyex+y)=ex+yex\dfrac{dy}{dx}\left(e^y - e^{x+y}\right) = e^{x+y} - e^x

dydx=ex+yexeyex+y\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{e^{x+y} - e^x}{e^y - e^{x+y}}


dydx=ex(ey1)ey(ex1)\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{e^x(e^y - 1)}{-e^y(e^x - 1)}

From the original equation ex+ey=exeye^x + e^y = e^x \cdot e^y:

ey(ex1)=ex(i)e^y(e^x - 1) = e^x \quad \cdots (i)

ex(ey1)=ey(ii)e^x(e^y - 1) = e^y \quad \cdots (ii)


Substituting (i)(i) and (ii)(ii):

dydx=eyex\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{e^y}{-e^x}

=eyx= -e^{\,y-x}

dydx=eyx\boxed{\dfrac{dy}{dx} = -e^{\,y-x}}

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