Here,
yx=ey−xTaking log on both sides, we get
logyx=logey−x(∵logab=bloga and loge=1)\Rightarrow x \log y=(y-x) \log e \Rightarrow x \log y=y-x \ldots(i)
Ondifferentiatingw.r.t.x
,weget\frac{d}{d x}(x \log y)=\frac{d}{d x}(y-x)
(usingproductrule)⇒x(y1)dxdy+logy(1)=dxdy−1⇒dxdy(yx−1)=−1−logy⇒dxdy[(1+logy)yy−1]=−(1+logy)[∵ from eq. (i)⋅x=(1+logy)y]⇒dxdy[1+logy1−1−logy]=−(1+logy)⇒dxdy=−−logy(1+logy)2⇒dxdy=logy(1+logy)2