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Method of Differentiation — JEE Maths practice question

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Question
If y=11+xnm+xpm+11+xmn+xpn+11+xmp+xnpy=\dfrac{1}{1+x^{n-m}+x^{p-m}}+\dfrac{1}{1+x^{m-n}+x^{p-n}}+\dfrac{1}{1+x^{m-p}+x^{n-p}}, then dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} at x=emnpx=e^{mnp} is equal to
Aemnpe^{mnp}
Bemn/pe^{mn/p}
Cemp/ne^{mp/n}
DNone of thesecorrect
Solution
Step 1: Multiply the numerator and denominator of each fraction by xmx^{m}, xnx^{n}, and xpx^{p} respectively:
11+xnm+xpm=xmxm+xn+xp\dfrac{1}{1+x^{n-m}+x^{p-m}}=\dfrac{x^{m}}{x^{m}+x^{n}+x^{p}}
11+xmn+xpn=xnxn+xm+xp\dfrac{1}{1+x^{m-n}+x^{p-n}}=\dfrac{x^{n}}{x^{n}+x^{m}+x^{p}}
11+xmp+xnp=xpxp+xm+xn\dfrac{1}{1+x^{m-p}+x^{n-p}}=\dfrac{x^{p}}{x^{p}+x^{m}+x^{n}}
Step 2: Since all three fractions share the denominator xm+xn+xpx^{m}+x^{n}+x^{p}, their sum is:
y=xm+xn+xpxm+xn+xp=1y=\dfrac{x^{m}+x^{n}+x^{p}}{x^{m}+x^{n}+x^{p}}=1
Step 3: Since y=1y=1 (a constant), dydx=0\dfrac{dy}{dx}=0 for all xx. Therefore:
(dydx)x=emnp=0\left(\dfrac{dy}{dx}\right)_{x=e^{mnp}}=0
Correct answer: (4) None of these
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