Q46 / 120 · VITEEE 2006 · Mathematics

If $\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}}=\mathrm{y}+\sqrt{1+\mathrm{y}^{2}}$, then the value of $\mathrm{y}$ is

  • A
    $\frac{1}{2}\left(e^{x}+e^{-x}\right)$
  • Correct answer
    B
    $\frac{1}{2}\left(\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}}-\mathrm{e}^{-\mathrm{x}}\right)$
  • C
    $e^{x}-e^{\frac{-x}{2}}$
  • D
    $e^{x}+e^{\frac{-x}{2}}$

Solution

Given $\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}}=\mathrm{y}+\sqrt{1+\mathrm{y}^{2}}$ $\Rightarrow \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}}-\mathrm{y}=\sqrt{1+\mathrm{y}^{2}}$ Squaring both side, we have $\begin{array}{l} \mathrm{e}^{2 \mathrm{x}}+\mathrm{y}^{2}-2 \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}} \mathrm{y}=1+\mathrm{y}^{2} \\ \Rightarrow 2 \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}} \mathrm{y}=\mathrm{e}^{2 \mathrm{x}}-1 \\ \Rightarrow \mathrm{y}=\frac{\mathrm{e}^{2 \mathrm{x}}-1}{2 \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}}} \Rightarrow \mathrm{y}=\frac{1}{2}\left[\mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}}-\mathrm{e}^{-\mathrm{x}}\right] \end{array}$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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