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Find dy / dx for ex + y = y.

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Answer: The required value of
(dy)/(dx) is
(y)/(1-y).

Step-by-step explanation: We are given to find the value of
(dy)/(dx) from the following equation :


e^(x+y)=y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)

Taking natural logarithm on both sides of equation (i), we have


\ln e^(x+y)=\ln y\\\\\Rightarrow x+y=\ln y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(ii)

Differentiating both sides of equation (ii) with respect to x, we get


(d)/(dx)(x+y)=(d)/(dx)\ln y\\\\\\\Rightarrow 1+(dy)/(dx)=(1)/(y)(dy)/(dx)\\\\\\\Rightarrow \left((1)/(y)-1\right)(dy)/(dx)=1\\\\\\\Rightarrow (1-y)/(y)(dy)/(dx)=1\\\\\\\Rightarrow (dy)/(dx)=(y)/(1-y).

Thus, the required value of
(dy)/(dx) is
(y)/(1-y).

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