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JEE Main 2020
Differentiation
Differentiation
Medium

Question

If y(x)=xx,x>0y(x)=x^{x},x > 0, then y(2)2y(2)y''(2)-2y'(2) is equal to

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y=xxy=xx(1+lnx)y=xx(1+lnx)2+xxxf(2)2f(2)=(4(1+ln2)2+2)(2)(4(1+ln2))=4(1+(ln2)2)+28=4(ln2)22\begin{aligned} & y=x^x \\\\ & y^{\prime}=x^x(1+\ln x) \\\\ & y^{\prime \prime}=x^x(1+\ln x)^2+\frac{x^x}{x} \\\\ & f^{\prime \prime}(2)-2 f^{\prime}(2)=\left(4(1+\ln 2)^2+2\right)-(2)(4(1+\ln 2)) \\\\ & =4\left(1+(\ln 2)^2\right)+2-8 \\\\ & =4(\ln 2)^2-2 \\\\ & \end{aligned}

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