if y=x+1/x+1/x+1/x+............ prove that (x^2-y^2+3)dy/dx=1 note that the + sign in the sum goes only with the denominator and not with the only sum so, we can sum it as y=x+1/y then what should be done??

Dear Aritra,

Solution:- As you said, we can write the given eq. y = x + 1/(x+ 1/(x+ 1/(x+...))) as y = x+ 1/y. Then, you should differentiate the implicit eq. and evaluate dy/dx. Then, do some manipulation to achieve desired results. You can refer the following solution-

              y = x +1/y.................(1)

              dy/dx = 1 - (1/y²) (dy/dx)

           [1 + (1/y²)] (dy/dx) = 1..................(2)

        From eq. (1), y-1/y = x. On squaring both sides, we get-

 (y-1/y )²= x² or  y² + 1/y² -2= x² or 1/y² = (x² - y²+2)

Putting the value of 1/y²  in eq. (2), we get-

  [1 + (x² - y²+2)] (dy/dx) = 1

(x² - y²+3) (dy/dx) = 1 

Hence proved.                        

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