(a+bx)exy=x Taking log on both the sides, we get log(a+bx)+xy=logx or y=x[logx−log(a+bx)].....(i) Differentiating w.r.t. x, y′=x(x1−a+bxb)+[logx−log(a+bx)]y′=1−a+bxxb−xy...(ii) or a+bxb=x1+x2y−xy′ ....(iii) Again, differentiating Eq. (ii) w.r.t. x, y′′=−b[(a+bx)2(a+bx)−bx]+xy′−x2y=(a+bx)2xb2−a+bxb+xy′−x2y From Eq. (iii),