State whether true or false: If \(y=20+15x+x^2\) then \(\frac{dx}{dy}=\frac{1}{15+2x}\).
Q.1 (B) (i) State whether true or false: If \(y=20+15x+x^2\) then \(\frac{dx}{dy}=\frac{1}{15+2x}\).
Q.1 (B) (i) State whether true or false: If \(y=20+15x+x^2\) then \(\frac{dx}{dy}=\frac{1}{15+2x}\).
Best answer
Answer: True
\(\frac{dy}{dx}=15+2x\). By the derivative of the inverse function, \(\frac{dx}{dy}=\frac{1}{dy/dx}=\frac{1}{15+2x}\) (for \(15+2x\ne 0\)).
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