MCQ
If $\text{y}=1+\frac{\text{x}}{1!}+\frac{\text{x}^2}{2!}+\frac{\text{x}^3}{3!}+\dots,$ then $\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=$
  • A
    y + 1
  • B
    y - 1
  • C
  • D
    $\text{y}^2$

Answer

  1. y

Solution:

$\text{y}=1+\frac{\text{x}}{1!}+\frac{\text{x}^2}{2!}+\frac{\text{x}^3}{3!}+\dots$

Differentiate both the sides with respect to x, we get 

$\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\Big(\text{y}=1+\frac{\text{x}}{1!}+\frac{\text{x}^2}{2!}+\frac{\text{x}^3}{3!}+\dots\Big)$

$=\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(1)+\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\Big(\frac{\text{x}}{1!}\Big)+\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\Big(\frac{\text{x}^2}{2!}\Big)+\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\Big(\frac{\text{x}^3}{3!}\Big)+\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\Big(\frac{\text{x}^4}{4!}\Big)+\dots$

$=\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(1)+\frac{1}{1!}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\text{x})+\frac{1}{2!}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\text{x}^2)+\frac{1}{3 !}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\text{x}^3)+\frac{1}{4!}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\text{x}^4)+\dots$

$=0+\frac{1}{1!}\times1+\frac{1}{2!}\times2\text{x}+\frac{1}{3!}\times3\text{x}^2+\frac{1}{4!}\times4\text{x}^3+\dots$

$=1+\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{\text{x}^2}{2!}+\frac{\text{x}^3}{3!}+\dots\ \Big[\frac{\text{n}}{\text{n}!}=\frac{1}{(\text{n}-1)!}\Big]$

$=\text{y}$

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