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For the function y(x)=x+1−x−1y(x)=\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{x-1}, which of the following are true?

(A) (dydx)at x=2=1−323\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)_{at\,x=2}=\frac{1-\sqrt{3}}{2\sqrt{3}}

(B) (x2−1)d2ydx2−dydx+4y=0(x^2-1)\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}-\frac{dy}{dx}+4y=0

(C) (x2−1)(dydx)2−4y2=0(x^2-1)\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2-4y^2=0

(D) If P(x)d2ydx2+Q(x)dydx+αy=0P(x)\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+Q(x)\frac{dy}{dx}+\alpha y=0, then P(x)−xQ(x)−4α=0P(x)-xQ(x)-4\alpha=0

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

y′=12x+1−12x−1y'=\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x+1}}-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x-1}}; at x=2x=2 this is 1−323\frac{1-\sqrt3}{2\sqrt3}, so (A) holds.

Simplifying, 2x2−1 y′=−y2\sqrt{x^2-1}\,y'=-y, so 4(x2−1)(y′)2=y24(x^2-1)(y')^2=y^2, which makes (C) false.

Differentiating that gives 4(x2−1)y′′+4xy′−y=04(x^2-1)y''+4xy'-y=0, so (B) is false; with P=4(x2−1)P=4(x^2-1), Q=4xQ=4x, α=−1\alpha=-1, we get P−xQ−4α=0P-xQ-4\alpha=0, so (D) holds.

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