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king.rafa

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sorry comp froze and i smashed down on enter and yeh. the question is

suppose y = u / x, where u is a function of x. show that y + x (dy/dx) = du/dx
 
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sorry comp froze and i smashed down on enter and yeh. the question is

suppose y = u / x, where u is a function of x. show that y + x (dy/dx) = du/dx
 

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sorry comp froze and i smashed down on enter and yeh. the question is

suppose y = u / x, where u is a function of x. show that y + x (dy/dx) = du/dx
y = u/x
dy/dx = (x . u' - u )/x^2

du/dx = u'

LHS = y + x (dy/dx)
= u/x + (xu'-u)/x
= u' = du/dx = RHS
 

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sorry need one more.

suppose y = x/u, where u is a function of x. show that y du/dx + u dy/dx = 1

wait no got it thanks
 

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Edit:

Ha. made a fool of myself. Didn't even check it was already done; saw only 1st few responses. haha.
 
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