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Tutorial Sheet 1, Part-2Differential Calculus-1
Tutorial Sheet 1, Part-2Differential Calculus-1
If yx 2n
, where n is a positive integer, show that
yn 2n 1.3.5...(2n 1) x n .
Sol: Given that y x 2n , then
y1 2nx 2 n 1 ,
y2 2n(2n 1) x 2 n 2 ,
y3 2n(2n 1)(2n 2) x 2 n 3 , and so on.
Therefore,
yn 2n(2n 1)(2n 2)...{2n (n 1)}x 2 n n
2n(2n 1)(2n 2)...(n 1) x n
2 1 x 2
1 x2
(1 x 2 ) y2 xy1 m 2 y 0. (1)
Again differentiating (1) n times with respect to x using
Leibnitz’s Theorem, we get
2! 3!
dn n
16. If I n n ( x log x) , prove that I n nI n 1 (n 1)! . Hence
dx
show that 1 1 1
I n n ! log x 1 ... .
2 3 n
Sol: Given,
dn n d n 1 n 1
I n n ( x log x) n 1 x nx n 1 log x
dx dx x
d n 1 n 1 d n 1 n 1
n n 1 ( x log x) n 1 ( x )
dx dx
nI n 1 (n 1)!.
Dividing both sides by n!, we get
In I n 1 1
(14)
n ! (n 1)! n
Changing n by n-1 in (14), we have
I n 1 I n2 1
.
(n 1)! (n 2)! n 1
Putting this value in (14), we obtain
In I n2 1 1
.
n ! (n 2)! n 1 n
Repeating this process, we get
I n I1 1 1 1
... .
n ! 1! 2 3 n
d
Now, I1 ( x log x) 1 log x.
dx
1 1 1
Therefore, I n n ! log x 1 ... .
2 3 n