[Cambridge/9231/2007]
The positive variables xx and yy are related by
y=x2+2ln⁡(xy).y = x^2 + 2\ln(xy). Find the values of dydx\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} and d2ydx2\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} when both xx and yy are equal to 1.

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1. Expand the logarithmic term and differentiate the equation implicitly with respect to $x$.

y=x2+2ln⁡x+2ln⁡yy = x^2 + 2\ln x + 2\ln y

Differentiating with respect to xx:
dydx=2x+2x+2ydydx\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = 2x + \frac{2}{x} + \frac{2}{y}\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}

2. Substitute the given point $(1, 1)$ into the derivative equation to find $\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}$.

Substitute x=1x = 1 and y=1y = 1:
dydx=2(1)+21+21dydx\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = 2(1) + \frac{2}{1} + \frac{2}{1}\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}
dydx=4+2dydx\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = 4 + 2\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}
dydx−2dydx=4\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} - 2\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = 4
−dydx=4-\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = 4
dydx=−4\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = -4

3. Differentiate the first derivative equation implicitly with respect to $x$ to find an expression involving $\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2}$.

From dydx=2x+2x−1+2y−1dydx\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = 2x + 2x^{-1} + 2y^{-1}\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}, differentiate both sides with respect to xx using the product rule on the last term:
d2ydx2=2−2x−2+2[y−1d2ydx2−y−2(dydx)2]\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = 2 - 2x^{-2} + 2 \left[ y^{-1}\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} - y^{-2}\left(\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x}\right)^2 \right]

4. Substitute $x = 1$, $y = 1$, and $\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = -4$ into the second derivative equation to find $\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2}$.

d2ydx2=2−2(1)−2+2[(1)−1d2ydx2−(1)−2(−4)2]\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = 2 - 2(1)^{-2} + 2\left[ (1)^{-1}\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} - (1)^{-2}(-4)^2 \right]
d2ydx2=0+2[d2ydx2−16]\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = 0 + 2\left[ \frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} - 16 \right]
d2ydx2=2d2ydx2−32\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = 2\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} - 32
d2ydx2−2d2ydx2=−32\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} - 2\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = -32
−d2ydx2=−32-\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = -32
d2ydx2=32\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = 32

Answer

dydx=−4\frac{\text{d}y}{\text{d}x} = -4, d2ydx2=32\frac{\text{d}^2y}{\text{d}x^2} = 32

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