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If x = t², y = t³, then d²y/dx²

Options

A

3/2

B

3/4t

C

3/2t

D

2/4t

Correct Answer :

3/4t

Solution :

The correct option is 3/4t.

To find the second derivative of y with respect to x, denoted as d2ydx2, when x and y are given in terms of a parameter t, we use parametric differentiation.

First, we are given the parametric equations:
x=t2
y=t3

Step 1: Find the first derivatives with respect to the parameter t.
Differentiating x with respect to t:
dxdt=ddt(t2)=2t
Differentiating y with respect to t:
dydt=ddt(t3)=3t2

Step 2: Find the first derivative of y with respect to x, dydx.
Using the chain rule, we have:
dydx=(dydt)(dxdt)=3t22t=32t

Step 3: Find the second derivative, d2ydx2.
The second derivative is the derivative of dydx with respect to x:
d2ydx2=ddxdydx
Since dydx is expressed in terms of the parameter t, we must apply the chain rule again:
d2ydx2=ddtdydx·dtdx=ddtdydxdxdt

Substitute dydx=32t and dxdt=2t into the equation:
ddt32t=32
Now divide this result by dxdt:
d2ydx2=(32)2t=34t

Thus, the second derivative d2ydx2 is equal to 3/4t.

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