2015
Problem - 4564
Note that the point $(2, 1)$ is always on the curve $x^4 + ky^4 = 16+k$ regardless of the value of $k$. If for a particular non-zero value of $k$, $y'(2)=y''(2)$ along this curve. Find this $k$.
By implicit differentiation, we have
$$4x^3 dx + 4ky^3dy = 0 \implies x^3 + ky^3y' = 0$$
and
$$3x^2dx + k(3y^2y'dy + y^3dy')=0\implies 3x^2 + k(3y^2(y')^2 + y^3 y'') = 0$$
Assuming $y'(2)=y''(2)=k$. Pluging $x=2$, $y=1$ and $y'=y''=k$ in the above two relations yields
$$\left\{\begin{array}{rl} 8 + kn &=0 \\ 12 + k(3n^2 + n)&=0 \end{array}\right. \implies (n, k) = \left(\frac{1}{6},\boxed{-48}\right) $$