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Solve the following.
If x^y = yˣ, then find (dy)/(dx).
If $x^y = y^x$, then find $\frac{dy}{dx}$.
Answer
Answer
Official answer key$x^y = y^x$
$y \log x = x \log y$
By differentiating on both sides,
$y \cdot \frac{1}{x} + \log x \frac{dy}{dx} = x \cdot \frac{1}{y}\frac{dy}{dx} + \log y$
$\frac{dy}{dx}\left(\log x - \frac{x}{y}\right) = \log y - \frac{y}{x}$
$\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{\log y - \frac{y}{x}}{\log x - \frac{x}{y}}$
Final answer: $\frac{\log y - \frac{y}{x}}{\log x - \frac{x}{y}}$