$x=frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})$, $y=e^{-frac{t}{2}}$, prove that $yy''(x)=(y'(x))^2cdot sqrt{1+(y'(x))^2}$: what am...












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$x=frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})$, $y=e^{-frac{t}{2}}$, prove that
$yy''(x)=(y'(x))^2cdot sqrt{1+(y'(x))^2}$




$$yy''(x)=e^{-frac{t}{2}}cdot frac{(e^{-t/2})'' (frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})'-(frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t}))''(e^{-t/2})'}{((e^{-t/2})')^3}$$



Derivating and simplifying, I get
$$-frac{1}{2}(sqrt{e^t}+frac{1}{sqrt{e^t}}).$$
Which is a negative value, and can't be equal to what the exercise requires.



I am very sorry I didn't type out my 'interim calculations': MathJax is time-comsuming, it's late, and there's still homework left.



What I need to know, was there an arithmetical mistake, or do I misunderstand something fundamentally?
Did I understand the exercise incorrectly? Did I get the derivation rule
wrong somewhere?



Thank you.










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$begingroup$



$x=frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})$, $y=e^{-frac{t}{2}}$, prove that
$yy''(x)=(y'(x))^2cdot sqrt{1+(y'(x))^2}$




$$yy''(x)=e^{-frac{t}{2}}cdot frac{(e^{-t/2})'' (frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})'-(frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t}))''(e^{-t/2})'}{((e^{-t/2})')^3}$$



Derivating and simplifying, I get
$$-frac{1}{2}(sqrt{e^t}+frac{1}{sqrt{e^t}}).$$
Which is a negative value, and can't be equal to what the exercise requires.



I am very sorry I didn't type out my 'interim calculations': MathJax is time-comsuming, it's late, and there's still homework left.



What I need to know, was there an arithmetical mistake, or do I misunderstand something fundamentally?
Did I understand the exercise incorrectly? Did I get the derivation rule
wrong somewhere?



Thank you.










share|cite|improve this question









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$x=frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})$, $y=e^{-frac{t}{2}}$, prove that
$yy''(x)=(y'(x))^2cdot sqrt{1+(y'(x))^2}$




$$yy''(x)=e^{-frac{t}{2}}cdot frac{(e^{-t/2})'' (frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})'-(frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t}))''(e^{-t/2})'}{((e^{-t/2})')^3}$$



Derivating and simplifying, I get
$$-frac{1}{2}(sqrt{e^t}+frac{1}{sqrt{e^t}}).$$
Which is a negative value, and can't be equal to what the exercise requires.



I am very sorry I didn't type out my 'interim calculations': MathJax is time-comsuming, it's late, and there's still homework left.



What I need to know, was there an arithmetical mistake, or do I misunderstand something fundamentally?
Did I understand the exercise incorrectly? Did I get the derivation rule
wrong somewhere?



Thank you.










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$x=frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})$, $y=e^{-frac{t}{2}}$, prove that
$yy''(x)=(y'(x))^2cdot sqrt{1+(y'(x))^2}$




$$yy''(x)=e^{-frac{t}{2}}cdot frac{(e^{-t/2})'' (frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t})'-(frac{1}{4}(t+e^{-t}))''(e^{-t/2})'}{((e^{-t/2})')^3}$$



Derivating and simplifying, I get
$$-frac{1}{2}(sqrt{e^t}+frac{1}{sqrt{e^t}}).$$
Which is a negative value, and can't be equal to what the exercise requires.



I am very sorry I didn't type out my 'interim calculations': MathJax is time-comsuming, it's late, and there's still homework left.



What I need to know, was there an arithmetical mistake, or do I misunderstand something fundamentally?
Did I understand the exercise incorrectly? Did I get the derivation rule
wrong somewhere?



Thank you.







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