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If 2x = y$${^{{1 \over 5}}}$$ + y$${^{ - {1 \over 5}}}$$ and (x2 $$-$$ 1) $${{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}}$$ + $$\lambda $$x $${{dy} \over {dx}}$$ + ky = 0, then $$\lambda $$ + k is equal to :

JEE · Math · previous-year question

  1. A.$$-$$ 23
  2. B.$$-$$ 24correct
  3. C.26
  4. D.$$-$$ 26

Answer

B. $$-$$ 24

Explanation

It is given that $$2x = {y^{1/5}} + {y^{ - 1/5}}$$ $$ \Rightarrow 2x = {y^{1/5}} + 1/{y^{1/5}}$$ Therefore, $$2x = a + {1 \over a} \Rightarrow {a^2} - 2ax + 1 = 0$$ $$a = {{2x \pm \sqrt {4{x^2} - 4} } \over 2}$$ $$ \Rightarrow a = {{2x \pm 2\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} } \over 2}$$ $$ \Rightarrow a = x \pm \sqrt {{x^2} - 1} $$ $$ \Rightarrow {y^{1/5}} = x \pm \sqrt {{x^2} - 1} $$ $$ \Rightarrow y = {(x \pm \sqrt {{x^2} - 1} )^5}$$ Therefore, $${{dy} \over {dx}} = 5{(x \pm \sqrt {{x^2} - 1} )^4}\left( {1 \pm {{2x} \over {2\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} }}} \right)$$ $$ = 5{(x + \sqrt {{x^2} - 1} )^4}\left( {{{\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} \pm x} \over {\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} }}} \right)$$ $$ \Rightarrow {{dy} \over {dx}} = {{ - 5y} \over {\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} }}$$ ...... (1) $$ \Rightarrow {{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} = {{\left[ {\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} \left( { - 5{{dy} \over {dx}}} \right) - 5( - 5y){1 \over 2}{{2x} \over {\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} }}} \right]} \over {({x^2} - 1)}}$$ Therefore, $$({x^2} - 1){{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} = - 5\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} {{dy} \over {dx}} + 5y{x \over {\sqrt {{x^2} - 1} }}$$ $$ \Rightarrow ({x^2} - 1){{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} = 25y - x{{dy} \over {dx}}$$ $$ \Rightarrow ({x^2} - 1){{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + 1x{{dy} \over {dx}} - 25y = 0$$ Therefore, $$\lambda$$ = 1, k = $$-$$25; hence, $$\lambda + k = - 24$$

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